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"Also," Lone man mumbled, "I'm sorry about what happened to Goldie. I tried to stop Mother but it was too late and she was way too strong. Could you..." He pulled out something from the pocket of his coat. "Could you keep this? Maybe someone from your town is searching for her. Can you please give this to them? He handed you a pink collar with Goldie's name written on the tag.

You swallowed the lump in your throat. You could still remember the face of the kid who told you about his missing dog.

"I know it's bad to lie," He said, "But you couldn't tell them what you saw. It would break them. Could you please tell them she was adopted by a nice person and lived her life happy? I don't know if that would work but..."

The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement.

"I got it; don't worry," You said.

Lone man's eyes relaxed. "Thank you," He said. "Please be careful on your way back home and try to warn others not to enter this forest. Goodbye."

NOTE: Choose carefully; each of the choices will branch out into a different story line/ route than the other.

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Say goodbye and walk back home — Page 100

Tell him that you'll stay — Page 20

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Hint:

If you’d like to solve the mystery alone and encounter different characters, choose Page 100

If you’d like to solve it with Lone Man and stick close to the slideshow game route, choose Page 20