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Footsteps heard in empty corridors

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There is a specific, chilling echo in abandoned places when you realize the footsteps pacing the floorboards upstairs don't belong to you. Poltergeist activity often feeds off the residual grief left behind in old psychiatric wards and orphanages. Sometimes, a building doesn't just hold history; it traps it in an angry loop.

Footsteps heard in empty corridors
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