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this  instance,  I  found  my  voice  and
               recited the Lord’s Prayer.

               Suddenly,  the  most  amazing  thing

               occurred.  I  saw  a  ‘glow’  appearing  on
               the  other  side  of  the  room.  Slowly  it
               took on shape and solidity. What I saw

               defied any logic. It became a soldier in a
               bright blue uniform. It looked at me and
               the  love  emanating  from  his  eyes  was

               sufficient to calm me. It even smiled at
               me. In one movement, it raised  its arm
               in a gesture that said ‘begone’ and that

               was it. The gloom lifted, the atmosphere
               turned  into  one  of  happiness,  a
               fragrance  passed  through  the  room  of

               roses, and the first light of dawn peeked
               through  the  curtains.  The  eyes  were           G.  Michael  Vasey  collects  creepy  stories
               gone and so was the soldier.                       about  people  who  have  run  into  ghosts,
                                                                  poltergeists,  demons  -  the  paranormal.  He
               Of course, I was a wreck. I was subdued            has  experienced  the  paranormal  directly
               all day. I never saw the girl again, but I         growing  up  and  has  been  fascinated  ever
               did wonder. Did she tell me something              since.  Not  content  to  just  collect  and  tell

               real and were her parents really behind            stories,  he  tries  to  explain  it  and  build  a
                                                                  picture of a more complex reality.
               the presence in the room trying to drive

               me  away?  Or  was  the  whole  thing  a           He has had numerous supernatural hits on
               story  made  up  for  some  reason  that           both sides of the pond with his popular true
               found root in my memories of The Devil             paranormal  tales  and  is  a  regular
               Rides Out? Guess I will never know.                contributor  for  Westerner  magazine.  You
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