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    Dancing With Madness
    Dancing With Madness
    Dancing With Madness
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    Dancing With Madness

    By Tom Schafer

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    A collection of short stories, sure to keep you awake at night.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTom Schafer
    Release dateJun 19, 2018
    ISBN9781386432166
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      Dancing With Madness - Tom Schafer

      Table of Contents

      THE GILDED MIRROR

      ROPEBURNS

      TONGUE OF THE SUCCUBUS

      THE MORNING AFTER

      THE DEAD AND THE DYING

      UNBURIED SOUL

      THE GILDED MIRROR

      Ihad seen many faces in my lifetime. Some seemed to always be bright and joyful. Others seemed to be caught in some chaotic mix of rage and addiction. This was the price I paid for working with the public as their Judge. It was a price I willingly accepted. But of all the faces I came upon, none caused me as much terror as the face in the gilded mirror.

      My story begins as most tales of terror often do. It was born from innocence. I had always considered myself to generally be a good man. I would much rather laugh than fight, support, instead of subdue, and give instead of gain-emotionally speaking, of course. It was these three ideals that led to my demise.

      A winter storm had whipped up and poured its horrific belongings along the streets of London, and I-leaving my ailing wife's side, had by chance, stumbled upon a shop that I had never visited. The lights seemed warm and offering, so I preceded to enter.Knowing what I know now, I would have never pulled that brass trigger from its home.

      The shop-keep stared quietly at me as I passed from the streets into the sanctity of his store. Never had I come across such a mindful eye as the one that he laid upon me. His untrusting gaze ran the length of my form, as if he thought me a thief. I offered him a polite grin and tipped my hat, then ignored him entirely and began to browse his shelves.

      There were many odd trinkets and fantastic gadgets to be found lining the rotting wooden beams, but none caught my attention quicker than the old portrait mirror

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