Maugre Death We Walk

Published: Oct. 6, 2023, 9:48 p.m.

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A young reporter investigating a case of vanishing corpses interviews a town recluse, who may be trying to help him\\u2026or silence him.

Genre: Horror, Mystery

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Excerpt:
\\u2026he realized she was one of the missing corpses. He couldn\\u2019t recall her name, only her face. He watched from outside as she appeared to be making small talk with the cashier.

He decided he would catch her on the way out of the convenience store. But as she left and walked past him, he didn\\u2019t stop her.

What would he say? How would he raise the issue of her condition without alarming her? He couldn\\u2019t just utter the words, \\u201cAre you aware that you\\u2019re dead?\\u201d

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What\\u2019s the Word (that inspired the story)?
Maugre: (Archaic) in spite of; notwithstanding (source: dictionary.com)

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CREDITS
Story: \\u201cMaugre Death We Walk\\u201d Copyright \\xa9 2019 by Nila L. Patel
Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production:\\xa0 Nila L. Patel


Music
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\\u201cTrip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background\\u201d by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

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Music by BENJAMIN CARR (Scythuz)*
\\u201cLabyrinth\\u201d
\\u201cFire Dungeon\\u201d
\\u201cTorture Chamber\\u201d
\\u201cMausoleum\\u201d

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Music by NICHOLAS JEUDY (Dark Fantasy Studio)*
\\u201cLullaby\\u201d
\\u201cCold Case\\u201d
\\u201cThe death of love\\u201d
\\u201cA dead heart\\u201d
\\u201cIncantation\\u201d
\\u201cDedale\\u201d

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*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.

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Music by Benjamin Carr and Nicholas Jeudy is licensed from GameDev Market
Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket

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Find more music by Digital_Emotions at\\xa0audiojungle.net
Find more music by Nicholas Jeudy and Benjamin Carr at gamedevmarket.net
Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

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Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. A young man visible from right shoulder up to bottom edge of the nose, head turned toward a hand resting on the shoulder. The hand appears decaying with the tip of the index finger cut off, and fingernails appearing broke, chipped, and gray. The hand belongs to someone in dark clothing standing behind the young man.

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