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Welcome to Tremorphonic audio stories. Tremorphonic - The Sounds of Fear - is a collection of original

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horror stories presented in audio format. Today's story, The Zig Zag Man, was written as a project of

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passion and is free to listen to. Please visit Tremorphonic.com, follow our Tremorphonic social

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on Patreon.com/tremorphonic if you want to support the development of future stories. This is The Zig Zag Man

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In decades past a story born of sailors lost at sea, The jagged Zig Zag path through rocks steals many souls with glee.

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The tale is told of one man who survived his crewmates' wreck,

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surviving on the crumbling rocks, spine broken at his neck.

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Hunched on the docks, the Zig Zag man, his body bent and thin. His legs aside his torso,

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a fishing hook held grin.

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His crewmates in the lifeboat saw his body in this state, alive for sure

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but only just, they abandoned him to fate. Five days he lay in agony among the hooks and nets,

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each minute he spent cursing those that left him should regret.

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Do you know the Zig Zag man? Have you heard of him?

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The man who stands beside himself, his flesh devoid of skin.

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As each day passed the seabirds came and pecked his body raw, the sight of eyes torn from his

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face would haunt you to your core. To keep him sane he sang his songs until they took his tongue,

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his cries and screams became a groan from perforated lungs.

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Have you heard the Zig Zag man? Have you heard him sing?

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His shanties echo on the waves the rolling fog will bring.

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As finally his end approached the cloud descended low,

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the waves came crashing, washing out, delivering their blow. When mist had cleared the rock was bare,

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No sign of suffering. But zigzag rocks take yet more lives, and take them all for him.

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Have you felt the Zig Zag Man? His hooks inside your skin,

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a fishing spear inside your spine, as maggots crawl within.

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Where beacons shine and flares burn bright your good will must impress! Whenever ships at sea today

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neglect cries of distress, be sure he knows. Beware the mist and look after your crew,

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the Zig Zag Man will show his hand and cast his net for you.

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Thank you for listening to The Zig Zag Man, presented by Tremorphonic. The Zig Zag Man was

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written, performed, recorded, and edited by Richard Wilson with music samples and foley effects from

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Fesliyan Studios and Pixabay. Don't forget to follow Tremorphonic on Facebook, Twitter,

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As a self-funded project we would appreciate any support you might be willing to give us   on patreon.com/Tremorphonic. Thank you for listening