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Welcome to Tremorphonic audio stories.

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Tremorphonic - the sounds of fear - is a collection of original horror stories presented in audio format.

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Today's story, Dance With The Devil, was written as a project of passion and is

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free to listen to. Please visit Tremorphonic.com follow our @tremorphonic social media and podcast

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if you want to support the development of future stories. This is Dance With The Devil.

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"What brings me here?" The salesman pondered as he looked around in awe. A darkened landscape,

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cracked and black, a dust cloud covered floor. Before him stood two vast iron gates with

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intricate woven thorns. As he looked up... and up, they wound and grew emblazoned crests of horns.

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"What is this hell?" The salesman spake as he began to tremble.

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"Exactly that! At least, beyond. This is just where we assemble."

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The voice came from a gaunt cloaked figure, he towered ten feet above.

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His horns augment him further still, a scroll in hand, his fingers - bones degloved.

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"The gate is mine, and here I see inscribed why you fell before me.

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Your life is forfeit, prepare yourself, this journey will..."

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"wait, wait, wait, hold up! Stop with the grand impression that this is my fate and completely unchangeable. I know how these

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things work, I spent my life convincing people of things that they never thought they'd believe,

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there must be something I can do? I've seen those movies... let's play a game! If I win, I get another

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chance to better myself!" Unflinching, the gatekeeper bent down to the man, "Your arrogance astounds me,

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but here is your chance. If you can best me in a battle of wits I will reconsider."

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"So if you win, my soul is yours here in the depths of this torrid place, But if I win,

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you take me back to where I was before so that I can try again to earn my place above?

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The gatekeeper paused and nodded once agreeing to the terms. "What puzzle could you possibly give

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me that I cannot solve?" The salesman thought long and hard, these words could be his only salvation.

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Suddenly a grin crossed his face as a moment of inspiration hit.

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"Once it begins it has no end, but all that begins will reach this end."

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The gatekeeper took a few moments before he accepted defeat. "Alas, my fellow, you have succeeded.

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I am baffled and have no response. Pray tell, what was the answer?" "Death! a topic so close to

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your heart! Death ends when it begins and ends all that begins. I've won! I've earned my second chance.

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Take me back." With that, the gatekeeper waved his bony clawed hand. "With pleasure."

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"So if you win, my soul is yours here in the depths of this torrid place, But if I win,

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you take me back to where I was before so that I can try again to earn my place above?

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The gatekeeper paused and nodded once agreeing to the terms. "What puzzle could you possibly give

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me that I cannot solve?" The salesman thought long and hard, these words could be his only salvation.

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Suddenly a grin crossed his face as a moment of inspiration hit.

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"Once it begins it has no end, but all that begins will reach this end."

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The gatekeeper took a few moments before he answered, "Too easy! The answer is Death. Death

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ends when it begins and ends all that begins." The salesman's jaw dropped, the color ran from his face,

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"Wait! How did you...? I can't believe it!" The gatekeeper stood aside as the thorny gates slowly opened,

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"You seem to think your abstract rules have meaning here. Your soul is mine! No GAME will undo that!"

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The salesman did not move but found himself screaming silently

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as an invisible force dragged him into the darkness beyond the gate.

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His skin grew sickly pale, his eyes grew black, his bones protruded his fragile frame, his hand reached

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out as if despairing at his own demise, but in this place death has no beginning... and no end.

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Thank you for listening to Dance With The Devil, presented by Tremorphonic. Dance With The Devil was

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written, performed, recorded and edited by Richard Wilson with music samples from Fesliyan Studios.

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and keep an eye on podcast channels for our upcoming stories.

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willing to give us on Patreon.com/Tremorphonic. Thanks for listening.