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Residual hauntings replay the exact same boring events

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Not all spectral activity is interactive; some of it is just a three-dimensional GIF trapped in a hallway. These looping phenomena show figures walking through walls or climbing missing stairs, proving that even in the afterlife, you can get stuck in a tedious routine.

Residual hauntings replay the exact same boring events
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