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Overhead in silence
something caught my eye
a bird of prey hung still-life
in a blood-red sky
I was drawn by the tolling
of an ancient bell
dark-robed figures chanting
was it heaven was it hell
I reached out at shadows
on a deserted street
an icy wind blew lonely
feathers at my feet
I thought I saw the knife blade
the room echoed with the screams
I lay there in a cold sweat
was it real or only dreams
as the ground moved
and the scene shifted
the crowd hushed
when the curtain lifted
to reveal the view
as the door moaned
from deep down in the crypt
a low voice intoned
'Step inside our fright scare
we've been waiting here for you
welcome to your nightmare
where all your fears come true'
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