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Mercedes, Alois enter the scene
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Mercedes
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The time has come. I have been waiting to curse your soul with this tale of ghostly terror.
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Alois
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You have? Well, ah, excellent! I won't run or hide.
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Mercedes
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Then we shall proceed.
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Mercedes
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Our story begins when a friend of mine visited a graveyard in eastern Faerghus—
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Alois
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Wait! Wait, wait, wait...
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Mercedes
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Whatever is the matter, Alois? I've barely just begun.
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Alois
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You got to the graveyard part so quickly! No warning at all. I wasn't ready.
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Alois
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Oh, listen to me! What kind of knight am I? Continue, Mercedes. I won't make another peep.
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Mercedes
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Very well then. Now where was I? Ah, yes.
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Mercedes
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My friend went to visit his grandfather's grave, staying the night at a neighboring church.
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As darkness crept, he awoke to a strange sound. He peered out into the black of night to see a misshapen figure desecrating the graves.
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Alois
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Ghuahh!
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Mercedes
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He barricaded himself in his room, waiting for the first glimmer of sunlight before fleeing the church.
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My friend soon learned that the graveyard was built on the ruins of an ancient battlefield.
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Mercedes
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Legend says that the souls of knights who fell during the battle roam freely after dark.
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He was sure that the misshapen figure he saw was the ghost of a warrior, searching for its earthly remains.
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After his stay at the church, my friend complained of restless nights and an unbearable weight on his chest.
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His closest friends and family feared a change in his eyes, as though it wasn't him occupying his body.
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No one knows for certain what happened that night.
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Mercedes
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After years of isolation, his body was found...in the very graveyard where it all began!
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Mercedes
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Alois? Did you hear me? I said "in the very graveyard where it all began!"
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Alois
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AAAAAHH!
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Alois
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What happened?! Is it over?!
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Alois
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I blacked out after the part with the misshapen figure. Ungh, I'm so pathetic!
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Alois
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I'm a knight! I have to be ready to fight anywhere, even in a...spooky graveyard!
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Mercedes
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I don't think many battles take place in graveyards in the middle of the night.
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Mercedes
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But I suppose it's important to be prepared, isn't it?
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Alois
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Precisely. Please, Mercedes, help me prepare!
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Mercedes
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Of course! I'm happy to share another spooky story next time!