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The Stranger, Part III

If you missed Part I, start with that  here . You can find Part II here . Part III: The Cellar As Charlie turned, his eyes were drawn to a single billboard on the wall in the corner opposite him. It was the only object in the entire room, save for a naked incandescent light bulb hanging from the center of the ceiling. The lone window in the room appeared to be painted black, and was fully opaque. As he walked cautiously to the billboard across the room, the floorboards creaked slightly under his weight. This farmhouse was indeed old. After a short ten paces, he had reached the other corner of the room. He peered at the papers tacked onto the billboard. They were news articles from a wide range of years; the oldest one he found was 1964, and the most recent was from only last year. Each of the articles had a similar theme: a disappearance without a trace. People from all different ages had disappeared with no explanation. Most notable, as Charlie read through the articles, was...