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<v Speaker 1>Short Haunts Welcome, dear listeners, to our series of short

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<v Speaker 1>haunts A shot of scary just for you, So grab

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<v Speaker 1>Because this is Haunted UK Podcasts Short Haunts the second building.

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<v Speaker 1>Now let's turn this over to our listener. Hi, my

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<v Speaker 1>name is Darren and I've really enjoyed listening to the show.

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<v Speaker 1>I'd like to share an experience I had in two

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<v Speaker 1>thousand and six in Glasgow, Scotland. A bit of background

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<v Speaker 1>on myself. I'm a skeptic and feel that there are

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<v Speaker 1>rational explanations for most people's experiences. However, after a frightening

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<v Speaker 1>and inexplicable experience of my own, I developed a deeper

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<v Speaker 1>interest in the paranormal. As a child, I enjoyed watching

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<v Speaker 1>strange but true and my father often teased me that

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<v Speaker 1>the creaking floors in our old house were the footsteps

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<v Speaker 1>of the previous owner who had died there, but I

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<v Speaker 1>never took any such things to heart. I should note

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<v Speaker 1>that for about a decade now I have worked as

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<v Speaker 1>a tour guide in the Edinburgh Bolts and the Greyfriars

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<v Speaker 1>kirk Yard, both reportedly very haunted locations. I've been in

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<v Speaker 1>the vaults hundreds of times, and though colleagues have reported

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<v Speaker 1>experiences that range from cold spots to having small items

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<v Speaker 1>thrown at them and seeing or hearing things they can't explain,

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't had any experiences of note, at least nothing

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<v Speaker 1>that couldn't be relatively easily explained away. But I can't

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<v Speaker 1>say the same for the job I had in my

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<v Speaker 1>early twenties. I was working reception and security in two

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<v Speaker 1>Scottish government buildings in Glasgow Cities Enter. The larger of

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<v Speaker 1>the two buildings stood about five stories tall and dated

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<v Speaker 1>back from the late nineteen seventies, while the other, smaller

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<v Speaker 1>buildings stood approximately three stories tall and had been built

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<v Speaker 1>in the nineteen nineties. Both buildings were in busy areas

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<v Speaker 1>of the city, with lots of traffic and the hustle

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<v Speaker 1>and bustle of nightlife, but the smaller building, for some reason,

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<v Speaker 1>always had a strange atmosphere, remaining quiet even during the day,

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<v Speaker 1>as though no one dared to have anything more than

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<v Speaker 1>a hushed conversation within its walls. I worked over night

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<v Speaker 1>shifts as a security guard in both buildings. Regular patrols

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<v Speaker 1>in the larger building were always uneventful and simply consisted

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<v Speaker 1>of making the rounds in a s large empty building.

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<v Speaker 1>The smaller of the two buildings, however, was a different

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<v Speaker 1>story entirely. I had a few daytime shifts to get

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<v Speaker 1>my bearings before beginning the night shifts. From the first

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<v Speaker 1>overnight shift I worked, I felt uneasy. I can't pinpoint

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<v Speaker 1>anything specific, just the general heavy loaded feeling, the impression

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<v Speaker 1>that something was there with me, and a feeling of

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<v Speaker 1>being watched. I didn't pay too much attention at first,

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<v Speaker 1>but increasingly over time something just didn't feel right, so

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<v Speaker 1>I spent most of my time in the security office

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<v Speaker 1>behind the locked door. The building was well equipped with CCTV,

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<v Speaker 1>which I could view from the security office. On several occasions,

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<v Speaker 1>I would see misty white figures pass in front of

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<v Speaker 1>the screen. I would check the cameras and sometimes would

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<v Speaker 1>find a cobweb that could be to blame, but oftentimes

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<v Speaker 1>the smoky white apparitions went unexplained. My colleagues mostly consisted

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<v Speaker 1>of older men, and I didn't feel comfortable approaching them

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<v Speaker 1>with my unexplained feelings and sightings. But one day, while

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<v Speaker 1>out for a drink with a co worker named David,

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<v Speaker 1>I worked up the courage to ask if he'd ever

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<v Speaker 1>had any strange experiences working the night shift. He grinned

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<v Speaker 1>and said, oh ay, then proceeded to tell me that

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<v Speaker 1>one night, while at work, he found his wife from

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<v Speaker 1>the security office. His wife suddenly got rather upset, asking

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<v Speaker 1>if he had another woman there with him. He replied

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<v Speaker 1>that he was alone, but she kept insisting she could

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<v Speaker 1>hear a woman's voice also on the line. David swore

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<v Speaker 1>to his wife that he was alone, but she persisted,

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<v Speaker 1>saying she could now hear the woman laughing. He eventually

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<v Speaker 1>managed to convince her that he was indeed alone, and

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<v Speaker 1>the issue was never mentioned again. Did you have the

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<v Speaker 1>TV on or the radio? I asked David, already knowing

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<v Speaker 1>the source of the noise couldn't have come from outside

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<v Speaker 1>since the security office was void of windows. He assured

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<v Speaker 1>me that he did not, and to this day he

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<v Speaker 1>had no idea who the woman was that his wife

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<v Speaker 1>was hearing through the phone. I sat back, slightly unnerved,

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<v Speaker 1>taking in the story he just told me. He hardly

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<v Speaker 1>skipped a beat before launching into another. This time, the

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<v Speaker 1>incident occurred in the break area, which consisted of a

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<v Speaker 1>small room with a bench, kettle, and a little fridge.

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<v Speaker 1>One of the guards was in there making a cup

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<v Speaker 1>of tea one night when he was pinned very hard

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<v Speaker 1>on the ear, so hard, in fact, that it caused

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<v Speaker 1>him to drop the cup. When he turned around to

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<v Speaker 1>see who had played this trick on him, he found

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<v Speaker 1>he was completely alone. It dawned on him then that

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<v Speaker 1>the building had been clear of any other people for

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<v Speaker 1>several hours already. I could feel a mounting sense of

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<v Speaker 1>dread as David continued to tell me about the strange

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<v Speaker 1>goings on in the building. He then launched into the

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<v Speaker 1>next story, which chilled me to my core. Every few weeks,

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<v Speaker 1>the building would be visited by contractors who would come

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<v Speaker 1>in overnight, usually to work on IT systems and the like.

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<v Speaker 1>These contractors were generally also government employees with their own passes.

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<v Speaker 1>We were always made aware of when they were coming,

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<v Speaker 1>and they would always let us know before they left.

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<v Speaker 1>David was in the foyer one such night while a contractor,

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<v Speaker 1>an electrician in this case, was working on the third

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<v Speaker 1>floor of the building. It was about three a m. When,

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<v Speaker 1>out of no where, David suddenly heard the sound of

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<v Speaker 1>someone running down the stairs and racing toward the exit.

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<v Speaker 1>He turned to see the electrician hammering against the glass door,

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<v Speaker 1>shouting to be let out. Startled and bewildered, David promptly obliged.

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<v Speaker 1>The electrician flew out at the door, offering no explanation

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<v Speaker 1>for his dramatic departure. The next day, his boss came

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<v Speaker 1>to gather the equipment he'd left behind in his haste

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<v Speaker 1>to exit the building. His boss went on to explain

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<v Speaker 1>what had happened. The electrician claimed he'd been poked hard

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<v Speaker 1>in the back while working, and when he turned around

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<v Speaker 1>to look, he saw a small, ghostly, pale girl standing

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<v Speaker 1>only a few feet away, staring at him with an

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<v Speaker 1>unwavering gaze. Jesus, that's when he bolted out of the

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<v Speaker 1>room and never looked back. I continued to work overnight

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<v Speaker 1>shifts without giving too much thought to these stories, and

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<v Speaker 1>had mostly put them to the back of my mind

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<v Speaker 1>until one particular night when I had a terrifying experience

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<v Speaker 1>of my own. I had already done my patrols, confirming

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<v Speaker 1>the building was empty and that the doors to the

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<v Speaker 1>building were secure. I went to the security office and

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<v Speaker 1>sat at the desk, where a small television was perched

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<v Speaker 1>next to the monitor, where I could watch the CCTV

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<v Speaker 1>feed in real time. The monitor screen was divided to

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<v Speaker 1>show footage from all the different cameras. I knew the

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<v Speaker 1>lights in the hallways were set up to be triggered

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<v Speaker 1>by motion sensors, so when I noticed the light come

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<v Speaker 1>on in the hallway on one of the cameras, it

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<v Speaker 1>immediately caught my eye. I turned off the television to

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<v Speaker 1>focus on it, and was astonished to see the next

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<v Speaker 1>light down the hall turn on. Then another A shiver

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<v Speaker 1>went down my spine as I realized the lights were

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<v Speaker 1>turning on in sequence, as though someone was walking down

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<v Speaker 1>the hallway, but there was no one there. I knew

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<v Speaker 1>the building was empty and secured, as I had just

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<v Speaker 1>done my patrol. I stood staring at the screen, transfixed,

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<v Speaker 1>watching as the lights kept turning on, one after the other.

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<v Speaker 1>It was at this point that I heard footsteps. My

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<v Speaker 1>stomach dropped as I realized the lights in the hallway

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<v Speaker 1>were leading to the security office. My heart began pounding

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<v Speaker 1>as I turned to look at the double doors, half

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<v Speaker 1>expecting them to swing open at any moment. The footsteps

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<v Speaker 1>stopped just outside the security office, and almost immediately the

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<v Speaker 1>lights started turning off, leaving the hallway empty still and

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<v Speaker 1>dark once again. I remained frozen in place for quite

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<v Speaker 1>some time, then sat down to regain my composure. I

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<v Speaker 1>stayed in the office with the door locked until the

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<v Speaker 1>sun came up and a colleague arrived to relieve me.

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<v Speaker 1>Then I went home and never spoke of the incident

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<v Speaker 1>to anyone. Much later I learned that the site the

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<v Speaker 1>smaller building had been built on once housed a bus

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<v Speaker 1>station in the Anderson area of Glasgow. Apparently several people,

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<v Speaker 1>including children, had died in bus related accidents over the years.

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<v Speaker 1>Some suggest these tragedies may be responsible for the paranormal

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<v Speaker 1>events occurring there. I still questioned myself to this day.

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<v Speaker 1>Was it just faulty electrics and an overactive imagination. I

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<v Speaker 1>can't really say. All I know is that I felt

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<v Speaker 1>something wrong in that building from the very first day,

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<v Speaker 1>and I saw what I saw or it was real,

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<v Speaker 1>and to this day, the thought of it sends a

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<v Speaker 1>shiver down my spine. Thank you for telling my story.

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<v Speaker 1>I really enjoyed the show. I was looking for a

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<v Speaker 1>podcast about the paranormal and was glad to find one

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<v Speaker 1>specifically about the UK. And that is the end of

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<v Speaker 1>our short haunt. Thank you for listening to the second building.

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<v Speaker 1>Please let us know your thoughts. Was the building plagued

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<v Speaker 1>by the lost souls of unfortunate victims from the bus station,

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<v Speaker 1>or was it simply plagued with a faulty electrical system

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<v Speaker 1>and workers with over active imaginations. Perhaps the grueling hours

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<v Speaker 1>of overnight shifts and spending all those hours alone played

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<v Speaker 1>tricks on their minds, or maybe there really was a

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<v Speaker 1>ghostly little girl meandering down the hallway on the prow

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<v Speaker 1>for loan security guards to scare. Whatever the case beyond

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<v Speaker 1>guard next time you work a night shift or visit

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<v Speaker 1>an empty building after hours, because perhaps the next subject

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<v Speaker 1>of a short haunt could be you.