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Phantom hitchhikers always ask for a ride in the rain

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Picking up a dreary passenger on a dark highway who mysteriously vanishes from the backseat is a classic supernatural encounter. These spectral commuters constantly hitch rides they never finish, making them objectively the worst carpool buddies imaginable.

Phantom hitchhikers always ask for a ride in the rain
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