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<v Speaker 1>I'm now sixty three and I live in Central British Columbia, Canada.

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<v Speaker 1>When I was fifteen, I lived in Toronto, Ontario. I

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<v Speaker 1>attended the Canadian National Exhibition. They had an exhibit of

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<v Speaker 1>what I later learned was the Minnesota Iceman. It was

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<v Speaker 1>frozen in a freezer. The face and partial front was exposed.

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<v Speaker 1>Signs were everywhere for me not to touch, do not

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<v Speaker 1>touch was everywhere. I was a rebellious teen and I

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<v Speaker 1>ignored the signs and touched it anyway. Immediately the hair

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<v Speaker 1>went up on the back of my neck. It felt

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<v Speaker 1>like semi frozen meat, like a roast. I knew it

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<v Speaker 1>was not latex or rubber. This started my interest in bigfoot,

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<v Speaker 1>and after much reading, I had a good knowledge of

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<v Speaker 1>the subject. That was all back in the mid nineteen seventies.

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<v Speaker 1>In the year two thousand, I was a prospector and

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<v Speaker 1>my interest at the time was searching for the lost

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<v Speaker 1>lemon mine. I met an aging prospector from Crow's Nest

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<v Speaker 1>Pass who had a sample of ore with silver in it.

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<v Speaker 1>He directed me to a valley on the border of

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<v Speaker 1>Alberta and British Columbia, and with my father in law,

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<v Speaker 1>we made the trip into the valley. We made camp

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<v Speaker 1>the first night and continued the next day into a

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<v Speaker 1>bowl high up into the crest of the rockies. I

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<v Speaker 1>climbed further with the sample in my hand, while my

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<v Speaker 1>father in law waited in the bowl below. Upon reaching

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<v Speaker 1>near the crest of the mountains, there was a huge cave.

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<v Speaker 1>The opening was twelve foot by thirty foot wide. At

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<v Speaker 1>least this place took my breath away. I was in

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<v Speaker 1>awe at the size of the cave and the colors.

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<v Speaker 1>Everything was green inside in all indifferent shades. My attention

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<v Speaker 1>was drawn to several horizontal tunnels into the rock that

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<v Speaker 1>in itself is not strange, but on closer inspection, each

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<v Speaker 1>hole had been lined with dry animal hides. The hides

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<v Speaker 1>appeared to be deer and were curled, like when you

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<v Speaker 1>throw a hide in your yard and it dries. For

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<v Speaker 1>years I pondered the thought of why the hides were there.

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<v Speaker 1>These hides would have to be replaced from time to time.

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<v Speaker 1>Rodents or insects would eat the hides, especially through the

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<v Speaker 1>winter months. In later years I came to the conclusion

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<v Speaker 1>that this was indeed a Bigfoot cave. What else would

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<v Speaker 1>have that kind of intelligence. I planned to return, but

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<v Speaker 1>I never did. This cave is not easy to access,

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<v Speaker 1>and I believe the Bigfoot would know of your approach

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<v Speaker 1>long before you arrived, and your window of escape would

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<v Speaker 1>be nonexistent. I once heard a bigfoot researcher person say

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<v Speaker 1>only one sighting or footprint has to be real for

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<v Speaker 1>their existence to be real. My ten year old son

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<v Speaker 1>and I were walking around a two hundred and fifty

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<v Speaker 1>acre state park in Connecticut with our dog. People don't

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<v Speaker 1>often relate Connecticut with sasquatch, and neither did I until

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<v Speaker 1>I had my first experience several years ago. Since then,

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<v Speaker 1>I have spotted or seen signs or heard sasquatch around

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<v Speaker 1>me on walking trails, sometimes on popular ponds, and even

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<v Speaker 1>in my own backyard. I realized now that I had

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<v Speaker 1>heard them and seen signs all throughout my childhood, but

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't know what I was hearing or seeing. But

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<v Speaker 1>I know now there are places in Connecticut, which overall

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<v Speaker 1>is heavily forested, where sasquatch could go to get away

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<v Speaker 1>from most humans if they wanted to. However, all four

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<v Speaker 1>seasons I have seen them here locally in south central Connecticut,

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<v Speaker 1>thirty minutes from the shore and smack dab next to

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<v Speaker 1>a bustling college town in my town is a well

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<v Speaker 1>known apple and fruit orchard not far from me, where

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<v Speaker 1>I suppose any sasquatch would grab a snack. I get

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<v Speaker 1>the feeling that, like coadies and bears, maybe sasquatch have

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<v Speaker 1>some codependence on humans and our garden crops or garbage.

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<v Speaker 1>The day of this encounter, I did not see the sasquatch,

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<v Speaker 1>but I saw what I believe one did. My son

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<v Speaker 1>and I were out for a walk in the manicured

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<v Speaker 1>park of this two hundred and fifty acre area is

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<v Speaker 1>a place with a river and a swimming hole, sandy beaches,

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<v Speaker 1>charcoal pits, and picnic tables. These things only take up

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<v Speaker 1>a tiny fraction of the park, which has two natural

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<v Speaker 1>waterfalls and dozens of hiking trails. Son and I, along

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<v Speaker 1>with our dog. We're walking along the river and crossed

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<v Speaker 1>over a bridge to the other side where no one

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<v Speaker 1>really ever goes. There's an overgrown trail there that winds

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<v Speaker 1>through the woods right alongside the river and then across

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<v Speaker 1>from the river. At a certain point, a high steep

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<v Speaker 1>ridge rises up above. I've always been leary of going

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<v Speaker 1>to this park. I've seen sasquatch in this park on

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<v Speaker 1>the opposite side, but I imagine first that they're all

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<v Speaker 1>over the park to begin with, and especially this spot

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<v Speaker 1>because there's less human foot traffic. Plus this spot just

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<v Speaker 1>has a creepy feel. With that said, I was curious

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<v Speaker 1>to enter the woods just a few feet from the field,

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<v Speaker 1>and we had to cross to access it to look

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<v Speaker 1>around for sasquatch clues. Maybe five hundred feet away. Through

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<v Speaker 1>just a little bit of woods and field, we'd be

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<v Speaker 1>back at the car, and it seems safe to do.

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<v Speaker 1>We crossed the field and followed the river into the

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<v Speaker 1>woods of ways until we found a swampy small tributary

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<v Speaker 1>to the river that we wanted to explore. It really

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<v Speaker 1>looked like a swamp hole. It was long and narrow,

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<v Speaker 1>like a creek too. As usual when a predator or

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<v Speaker 1>a sasquatch is around, the birds went silent, and I

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<v Speaker 1>got that we need to leave intuition, so we abandoned

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<v Speaker 1>our exploration of the creek and turned around to go

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<v Speaker 1>back the way we came. My dog, a border aussy mix,

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<v Speaker 1>was on a leash, as she loves to run in

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<v Speaker 1>circles and she's always a little awkward to manage when

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<v Speaker 1>she's not running free. As I tried to turn her around,

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<v Speaker 1>she dropped down on some exposed dark soil, and she

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<v Speaker 1>began to roll. Oh great, I thought, But when she

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<v Speaker 1>stood up, we didn't see anything she would normally find

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<v Speaker 1>worth rolling in. And then among all the plants and

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<v Speaker 1>grasses carpeting the forest floor, here we saw a horrific sight.

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<v Speaker 1>Against a tree was a tight rabbit nest made of brambles,

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<v Speaker 1>and in front of that nest a mangled mass of

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<v Speaker 1>flesh and bone and fur. By the fur and the nest,

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<v Speaker 1>I could tell it was a rabbit, although it was

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<v Speaker 1>in such a state that it would otherwise be unrecognizable.

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<v Speaker 1>It looked like something or someone turned this rabbit inside

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<v Speaker 1>out like a winter coat. We stood there, shocked, and

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<v Speaker 1>despite my knowledge of sasquatch in the area, my mind

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<v Speaker 1>raced through an inventory of possibilities. Who attacked this rabbit?

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<v Speaker 1>Was it a coatie, a bobcat, a cougar, maybe a fox.

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<v Speaker 1>There was very little blood to see, but I remember

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<v Speaker 1>seeing its perfectly intact flesh with only the pelt pulled outside,

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<v Speaker 1>albeit mangled like. Maybe whatever killed it did so by

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<v Speaker 1>twisting its whole body. And then it hit me. Everything

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<v Speaker 1>was still. It hadn't been eaten. It was just in

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<v Speaker 1>front of its den too. So now I was imagining

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<v Speaker 1>that something pulled it straight from its nest and then

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<v Speaker 1>killed it and mutilated it, and then just left the

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<v Speaker 1>whole thing right there where it died. This didn't make

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<v Speaker 1>any sense. And then it struck me. Was this a

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<v Speaker 1>warning from a sasquatch signaling us to do not enter

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<v Speaker 1>to this area? I couldn't help but feel it was so. However,

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<v Speaker 1>the woods were so quiet when we arrived in this area.

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<v Speaker 1>We heard no animals coming or going, no scuffle, no

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<v Speaker 1>sounds of an animal in mortal distress. I'm not sure

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<v Speaker 1>when the rabbit was killed, but I couldn't see how

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<v Speaker 1>any animal could have contorted the body that way, and

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<v Speaker 1>then also that the predator had not run off with

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<v Speaker 1>their kill to eat it. I know sasquatch does not

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<v Speaker 1>want us to know they are there. The ones in

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<v Speaker 1>this park know I'm aware of them. I can't confirm it,

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<v Speaker 1>but whole dartedly believe that poor dead rabbit was a sasquatch.

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<v Speaker 1>No trespassing sign the strength this creature must have had

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<v Speaker 1>to kill a rabbit with its bare hands and mangle.

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<v Speaker 1>It is incredibly frightening, which I guess is the point.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like the sasquat saying, see what I can do,

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<v Speaker 1>and it wanted to keep me away, just how it escaped.

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<v Speaker 1>Our notice showcases a true talent and stealth. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>believe for a minute that all sasquatches are warm and fuzzy,

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<v Speaker 1>even when staying quietly out of your way. I believe

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<v Speaker 1>they are unpredictable, and some are territorial and aggressive, and,

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<v Speaker 1>knowing that nothing else matters, always assume the worst while

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<v Speaker 1>praying for the best. In the end, our little exploration

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<v Speaker 1>was a success because we got the signs of a

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<v Speaker 1>sasquatch that we were looking for. It's just that this

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<v Speaker 1>was a sad sign we were not expecting, and that

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<v Speaker 1>related to me the curiousness of how badly they want

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<v Speaker 1>to remain anonymous. The question is can they be dangerous?

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<v Speaker 1>So should they be allowed to remain anonymous? I don't

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<v Speaker 1>believe so. However, the FEDS will never fess up, will they.

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<v Speaker 1>My name is Andrew, and you can use my name

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<v Speaker 1>for this encounter. This is quite a lengthy story, and

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<v Speaker 1>I apologize in advance. This happened in August of this year,

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<v Speaker 1>so it's still quite vivid and fresh. A little background.

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<v Speaker 1>My best buddy and I have been best friends for

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<v Speaker 1>seventeen years, and we were avid campers and outdoorsmen all

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<v Speaker 1>through high school. We knew almost everything there is to

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<v Speaker 1>know and did almost everything there was to do in

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<v Speaker 1>the great outdoors. Camping was second nature to us. After

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<v Speaker 1>high school. In twenty eleven, my friend's parents divorced and

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<v Speaker 1>he and his mother moved back to Europe, where he

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<v Speaker 1>was born. Last year, my buddy moved back here to Canada.

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<v Speaker 1>It was amazing. The eight years he was away seemed

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<v Speaker 1>like a week. It was an immediate rebond and we

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<v Speaker 1>picked up exactly where we left off. Last summer, we

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<v Speaker 1>really wanted to go on an epic camping trip, just

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<v Speaker 1>like the old times. However, our schedules and life in

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<v Speaker 1>general got in the way. So we planned our epic

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<v Speaker 1>trip and dedicated time to camp this past summer. August

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<v Speaker 1>had finally come and despite COVID, we were determined that

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely nothing was going to ruin our trip. So we

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<v Speaker 1>threw caution to the wind and we decided to pack

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<v Speaker 1>our gear and prepared for our lengthy drive from Ontario

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<v Speaker 1>to British Columbia. Along our travels, we talked about many subjects,

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<v Speaker 1>and it was at dinner I had mentioned your YouTube

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<v Speaker 1>channel to my friend. He asked me if I believed

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<v Speaker 1>in sosquatch and I told him my sir do, and

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<v Speaker 1>he looked at me in a strange way for a

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<v Speaker 1>moment over his coffee cup. That I could believe in

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<v Speaker 1>such a creature was crazy to him, But after talking

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<v Speaker 1>with him further, he was more open minded about such

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<v Speaker 1>creatures roaming the forests. We arrived at our destination and

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<v Speaker 1>hiked deep into the forest. We were a little ways

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<v Speaker 1>in and my friend stopped and started looking around. He

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<v Speaker 1>told me that he felt uncomfortable, like we were being watched.

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<v Speaker 1>I chuckled it off and said, we've just been driving

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<v Speaker 1>for hours, you're tired. He looked at me, shrugged and said,

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<v Speaker 1>you're right, probably just my imagination. We got to a

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<v Speaker 1>spot we liked and immediately started setting up our camp.

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<v Speaker 1>Halfway through, my friend stopped and started scanning the area

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<v Speaker 1>in front of the tent. He said he swore that

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<v Speaker 1>he saw something large and upright moving down the path.

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<v Speaker 1>I told him to start a fire and brew some coffee,

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<v Speaker 1>and he did that without hesitation. After our coffee and

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<v Speaker 1>beef jerky dinner, we could hardly keep our eyes open,

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<v Speaker 1>so we left the fire burning and we went to bed.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know how long I had been asleep, but

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<v Speaker 1>my friend was shaking the crap out of me to

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<v Speaker 1>wake up. He told me he had awakened to go

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<v Speaker 1>to the bathroom and was just about to unzip the

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<v Speaker 1>tent when he was hit with the scent of vomit, skunk,

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<v Speaker 1>I told him it was probably some other campers nearby

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<v Speaker 1>to go outside to look before he peed. You go first.

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<v Speaker 1>I unzipped the tent, popped my head out, and I

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<v Speaker 1>seeing nothing, I said, everything's clear. The next day came

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<v Speaker 1>and went without incident. By four pm, my friend was

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<v Speaker 1>were relaxing, laughing, and enjoying some great German beer. Suddenly

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<v Speaker 1>right scent that kept coming and going all throughout dinner.

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<v Speaker 1>We searched for something, but we couldn't find the source

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<v Speaker 1>of that scent, and it finally went away as mysteriously

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<v Speaker 1>as it had come. Bedtime finally came, so we hung

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<v Speaker 1>I had trouble falling asleep that night, so I just

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<v Speaker 1>snap not too far from the front of the tent.

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<v Speaker 1>I got uncomfortable and I felt like we were being watched,

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<v Speaker 1>so I quietly sat up with a heightened sense of hearing.

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<v Speaker 1>I heard the sound of sniffing slightly to the right

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<v Speaker 1>of the tent where the garbage was hanging. My eyes

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<v Speaker 1>started to water, and that putrid smell returned. My friend

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<v Speaker 1>I put my finger to my lips and I softly

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<v Speaker 1>My friend sat up, curious and confused. We listened for

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<v Speaker 1>a moment. We heard what sounded like the garbage bag

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<v Speaker 1>slowly being squeezed. I slowly moved to the door as

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<v Speaker 1>quietly as possible, unzipping the screen flap and looking over

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<v Speaker 1>in the direction that we heard the noises. Unfortunately, it

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<v Speaker 1>was too dark to see anything, and I re zipped

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<v Speaker 1>the flap and hearing nothing further, we went back to sleep.

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<v Speaker 1>The next morning, while my friend was brewing coffee and

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<v Speaker 1>tent and I saw my friend pointing up. The garbage

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<v Speaker 1>We searched the areas around the site a little bit better,

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<v Speaker 1>but we had no success in finding our garbage bags.

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<v Speaker 1>That night, we turned in early because we had a

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<v Speaker 1>very busy and eventful day ahead. We were talking when

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<v Speaker 1>all of a sudden, something small hit the tent. It

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<v Speaker 1>was just a little plink sound. It sounded like a

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<v Speaker 1>rain drop, so I closed the roof flaps, thinking it

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<v Speaker 1>was going to rain. Plink, plink plink. Then that was

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<v Speaker 1>it for about ten minutes, and then plank something through

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<v Speaker 1>a decent sized rock at the tent, and we looked

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<v Speaker 1>at each other with eyes wide But we then decided

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<v Speaker 1>to ignore it, thinking whoever was throwing the rocks would

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<v Speaker 1>give up and go away, so we turned off the

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<v Speaker 1>lamp and we went to sleep. Sometime later that night,

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<v Speaker 1>another rock was thrown at the tent, and then another.

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<v Speaker 1>At this point, my friend finally had enough. He got

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<v Speaker 1>up and went outside and he yelled, whoever that is,

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<v Speaker 1>throw another rock and I'm gonna break your eyes. That

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<v Speaker 1>was that, and no more activity happened that night or

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<v Speaker 1>the next. On our last night of camping, we were

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<v Speaker 1>up late sitting around the roaring campfire, just enjoying life.

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<v Speaker 1>It really was nice, and then we heard a big splash.

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<v Speaker 1>Something huge and heavy was either thrown or jumped into

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<v Speaker 1>the water just down the path from our site. My

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<v Speaker 1>friend and I looked at one another with white eyes. Again.

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<v Speaker 1>My friend was just about to say something when suddenly

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<v Speaker 1>he heard a rapid splashing like something quickly walked looking

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<v Speaker 1>through the water. The splashing stopped suddenly, and we turned

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<v Speaker 1>and intensely stared at the path, expecting to see someone

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<v Speaker 1>or something approach us, but we never saw anything. A

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<v Speaker 1>little while later, I had to go to the bathroom

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<v Speaker 1>and my friend said he did too. He got up

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<v Speaker 1>and grabbed the flashlight from the tent, and he said,

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<v Speaker 1>after we go, let's go down and check the water.

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<v Speaker 1>After emptying our bladders off, we went to the water's

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<v Speaker 1>edge to do some investigation. We scanned the water in

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<v Speaker 1>surrounding areas, but nothing immediately stood out. However, as we

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<v Speaker 1>turned to go back up the path in the mud

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<v Speaker 1>by the water, my friend noticed a smudged impression and

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<v Speaker 1>noted that this looks like a smudged footprint. As we

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<v Speaker 1>were approaching camp, both of us were stuck with an

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<v Speaker 1>uncomfortable feeling. When we got back to our area, the

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<v Speaker 1>air was thick with that vomit skunk rotting. You guys

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<v Speaker 1>have the best descriptions for some of these smells. I'm sorry,

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<v Speaker 1>I just think it's so funny. Rotten skunk rotting, stinky feet,

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<v Speaker 1>Oh man, it's so good. My friend pointed to the

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<v Speaker 1>tent and he said the tent is open, and I

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<v Speaker 1>said were You were the last one in there, but

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<v Speaker 1>I know for certain you closed it. After going through

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<v Speaker 1>our things to make sure nothing was stolen, we decided

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<v Speaker 1>to get some sleep, as tomorrow we were going to

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<v Speaker 1>disassemble everything and make our way back to Ontario again.

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<v Speaker 1>We let the fire burn as we drifted off to sleep.

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<v Speaker 1>Later that night, I was awakened by footsteps coming from

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<v Speaker 1>behind the tent. It was pacing left and right. I

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<v Speaker 1>must have drifted back to sleep, because later I was

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<v Speaker 1>awakened by my friend, who was trying to keep from panicking.

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<v Speaker 1>He was sitting up away from the side of the tent,

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<v Speaker 1>with his left hand covering his mouth and with his

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<v Speaker 1>right hand pointing to the back of the tent, the

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<v Speaker 1>same direction I had heard the footsteps earlier. By this time,

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<v Speaker 1>the fire had died out and it was silent. It

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<v Speaker 1>was eerily silent. I too, sat up and I listened snap.

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<v Speaker 1>A good sized twig broke as something approached the tent.

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<v Speaker 1>By this time my friend was biting his finger and

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<v Speaker 1>doing anything not to panic, And then we heard the

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<v Speaker 1>sniffing coming from behind the tent. I slowly moved away

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<v Speaker 1>from the back wall, and in what little light from

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<v Speaker 1>the moon there was, we saw a shadow of something

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<v Speaker 1>starting to lean over the tent, just as something pushed

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<v Speaker 1>into it. My only guess is this was a foot,

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<v Speaker 1>because it was at the very bottom of the tent.

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<v Speaker 1>It was quiet for a moment before hearing the groaning sound,

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<v Speaker 1>and then suddenly both sides of the tent were being

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<v Speaker 1>pushed in. The canvas of the tent was forming around

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<v Speaker 1>massive hands, I mean massive hands. Suddenly my friend just

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<v Speaker 1>let Lusia scream like a child who had just broke

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<v Speaker 1>his favorite toy. It was ear piercingly loud. Almost immediately

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<v Speaker 1>the creature stopped pushing in on the tent. After a moment,

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<v Speaker 1>we heard what I can only describe as a freight

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<v Speaker 1>train crashing through the forest. We didn't sleep anymore that night,

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<v Speaker 1>and we waited until first light to pack up and

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<v Speaker 1>then we left. The walk from our site to the

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<v Speaker 1>car was most uncomfortable. We had the feeling of watchful

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<v Speaker 1>eyes coming from every direction. We quickly packed the car

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<v Speaker 1>and drove to the nearest motel to get some RESTful

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<v Speaker 1>shut eye. When we woke up, we did some research

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<v Speaker 1>and realized that that part of British Columbia is a

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<v Speaker 1>hot bed for sisquatch activity. I always knew that British

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<v Speaker 1>Columbia had a lot of sasquatch activity, and the whole

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<v Speaker 1>time this was happening to us, it never crossed my

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<v Speaker 1>mind that it could be sisquatch. It's just something I

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<v Speaker 1>never thought what happened to me. My friend and I

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<v Speaker 1>aren't deterred because of the experience, and we plan on

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<v Speaker 1>going camping again next summer. But since August, my friend

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<v Speaker 1>has become very interested in sisquatch and he's a big

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<v Speaker 1>fan of your channel.