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Elizabeth Winchester: A Short Story
A little beautiful girl, a very young citizen of Salem Village called Elizabeth Winchester started to behave strangely two days ago. She started to throw things in the room, she uttered strange sounds and crawled under furniture. Furthermore, she contorted herself into peculiar positions. Father, Dean Winchester was seen at Osborne's house. He pulled the trigger of a shotgun and broke the window of living room and said '' you bewitched my daughter due to your desire for my soil. If you are brave enough come and get it from me but how dare you use witchcraft against my daughter.'' The family complained due to no physical inconvenience and Doctor William Griggs examined Elizabeth Winchester and could not find any physical evidence of ailment.
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