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Stephen Culver's Journey
It was the summer of 1969, Stephen Culver and friends decided to go on a dirt bike ride that had odd results. It started just as any other excursion did. They thought that it was going to just be a normal ride as all the rest were, however this was not just another ride.
Beginning at Ulysses and Carmela Culver’s home [Stephen’s parents] going through a forest of hemlocks around the hill then ending back at Steve’s house. They initiated riding and everything was going normal until Steve crashed. He stated to a friend, “did you see that perfect wipeout.” As the rest of his friends passed him Steve hopped back on his bike started the engine and went speeding off. The group came barreling into the hemlock forest and one of Stephen’s friends ran

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