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You backed away from the grizzled old man with bloodshot eyes and grizzled skin, far down the trail where you almost missed him hiding away. You hiked all day to find the ancient trunk, the last one of its type in the area. The insects followed you in a buzz as you tromped onward, but you barely felt them as you focused ahead to the massive trunk. The rotting wood must have been at least five feet wide and twenty-five feet high. Its branches were more like arms. They blanketed the forest floor and you could hardly see the ground.

You had to get some photos; the tree was so majestic. As you got closer and dug out your camera, a grizzled old man popped out of the brush and ran at you. He wore boots, tattered pants, and a plaid shirt. As he ran, everything about him reflected his age. He had long white hair that swayed, but was nothing compared to his beard. His face was covered in thick gray hair that swayed as he ran. He looked to be in his sixties or seventies. He had to be exhausted from running through the thick forest. You could only hear his raspy breath behind all the various screeches of bugs and calls of birds. He tried to speak, but spit ran from his mouth. Suddenly, he reached out and grabbed your shirt. He violently pulled you close and opened his mouth to speak.

Before he could finish forming words, you twisted away and punched him in the gut. The intense height difference between you gave your punch even more power. As he bent over, you tried to run but he followed. He tried to grab you, but you kept moving. He barked, "I won't hurt you!"

"The hell you won't!" you yelled as you darted between the trees.

It probably wasn't a smart idea to argue with a man you knew for sure had killed someone, but you couldn't help yourself. They didn't put you in a good mood. So you argued and ran through the trees. The man chased you, but he was slow.

Eventually, you lost him. You found a fallen tree and climbed up its slick bark. He gradually fell behind. You perched on a high branch and tried to catch your breath. When you looked down, he had stopped following you. He stood and surveyed his surroundings, opening a button on his pants. After he relieved himself, he zipped up and started looking around again. About twenty feet in front of you, he finally sat down. You thought for sure he was going to fall asleep, but he didn't. He just sat and looked around. He rubbed his hand over his rampant gray beard and rested his head in his hands. The crackling in the forest sounded thick and deafening as he drew out a rabbit skinning knife from a sheath on his belt. You watched in silence as he slowly cut the hide with one boxy fist. He threw the bloodied knife from his wrist and continued.

You had watched him come after you because of the body you saw when you went to get your camera from the trunk. It was a young woman, though her attire made it hard to tell their ages. The first thing you noticed were the signs of extreme hard labor. Her hair was long, and she had a mole on her neck. Other than that, you couldn't tell. Her body reminded you of a pile of sticks, but it was too late.

You headed back to your car and loaded everything into it and left. The moment you left, a loud screech filled the forest. The sound stopped and then started up again, louder than before. You stopped to look behind you and saw the grizzled old man with the long white hair. He slowly climbed up to the dead tree that was on the ground, away from you, and looked at the trunk. He reached out to touch it and his hand made a loud slapping sound against the bark. He leaned in. You looked away, but you could still hear him.

"What sort of place is this?" he wheezed.

When you looked back, you saw something in the tree. You walked over and saw a body on the ground, just barely visible.
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