Red Death Satire

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The Red Death, if you aren't familiar with this by now you should know it's quick and swift it could end your life in a matter of 30 minutes let's just say you won't have that much time to live. "And the whole seizure, progress and termination of the disease were incidents of half an hour." Many say The Red Death is just a myth and is just a made up story just to scare you, I ensure you that you're in for a treat.

The Black Chamber nobody ever comes out alive because once you go inside you never come back out. "And Darkness and decay and The Red Death held imitable dominion over all." Even if you tried to stop it you'd have no chance overcoming it you'll already know it will be too late to even do anything about it. The Costumed Stranger,

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