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A Night in the Haunted House

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Jake Dover carefully walked up the steps to the front door. It swung ominously on its hinges. Jake looked inside, but the darkness revealed nothing about what he was about to face. Jake fought the urge to run away. Desperately, he looked back, but the others had already vanished into the dusky gloom; even his best friend, Matt, had left. Jake steeled himself, and stepped inside.

The hallway of the deserted house was strangely lit, although Jake couldn't see any light sources. There was dust everywhere. Jake took another step forwards, and the floorboards creaked under his feet. He jumped at the loud noise in the silence. Jake looked around again, but there was nothing to see. He breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, there was a loud crash from behind Jake. He spun around, and saw that the door has slammed shut. Jake rushed forward, and pulled at the handle, but it didn't budge. He pulled and pushed at the door for ten minutes, but couldn't open it. It is only when Jake stepped back again that he saw the note. It was stuck on the door, and Jake wondered why he didn't see it earlier. He leaned forward to read it.

Welcome adventurer,
You have entered this abode at your own peril. If you do not leave by the time the sun rises, you shall not leave at all.
Beware: the demons within will try to stop you by whatever means possible.

Jake managed to keep his panic under control, but only just. He turned back to the hallway. The lights flickered, and went out. Jake reached out to touch the walls, but as he did so, the mysterious light returned. Immediately, Jake noticed that his clothes had vanished. He didn't know how, and hadn't felt a thing, but he was now naked. Sighing, Jake realised that he had to work on getting out of the house. He looked again at the hallway. There were a number of doors leading off it. Beside Jake was a small table.

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