Gender: Female
Status: Single
Age: 100
Sign: Gemini
City: SAINT PETERSBURG
State: Florida
Country: US
Signup Date: 4/22/2007
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
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Current mood:  bummed
Well, just when one thought that it couldn't get any worse in this field, it gets worse. Two weeks ago was the advent of "Extreme Paranormal" on A&E. This show is simply a result of a channel who cares little for ethics and only for sensationalism. My initial reaction to it was -- WHY? They taunt the ghosts, perform necromancy and "magic" spells, and are, pretty much, pushing the field in the same direction as every other A&E paranormal show -- back to the Middle Ages. This show was, at the very least, unnecessary and disrputive to the paranormal field in general.
"Psychic Children" and "Paranormal State" are also back to the airwaves in December. "Psychic Children" is a program that edges near to child abuse as far as I'm concerned. While the premise of the show is certainly good -- to help children who have gifts -- the over-drama, the imagery, the behavior towards the children (pushing them to confront issues that they may not be ready to confront) is something that I would not put an adult through, much less a child. "Paranormal State" is simple sensationalism, yet again, and pushes the agenda that haunts are hostile and demonic. Both are produced by a company that, though they tout compassion, behave in the manner of a business -- it's all about drama, excitement and ratings.
Locally, I am disappointed to see new teams pushing to hit the media waves. On a personal level, the SPIRITS of St. Petersburg started as a way to investigate the paranormal for the sake of compassion, investigation and knowledge. We work to help homeowners come to terms with a haunting, if one applies, and act as mediators as much as possible between the living and the dead. We do not taunt, participate in blood-letting, or aggrivate the deceased. As mentioned in this month's SPIRITS' article, how can we respect the living if we can't respect the dead?
I give warning to those out there who are looking for investigations to check out the teams investignating their homes. If these teams seem primarily interested in video and radio presentations, then beware. The odds are that they will not have your best interests at heart.
Having spoken with Laurie of Pasco Pinellas Paranormal yesterday about what is going on in the field, we did compare notes. Nearly every serious paranormal team that we have connections with reports an increase of more negative entities. As Laurie mentioned, could it be because we have seen an increase in the "hunting" of the paranormal in irresponsible ways? Could it be the over-use of paranormal locations, the charging of investigations to make money, the flagrant diregard of any appropriate behaviors, as often shown on television? Could it be the slant of the TV shows affecting the results of the people -- i.e., they see negativity portrayed on television and so assume that their entities are also negative? Or have we paid far too much attention to the paranormal, and thus empowered it? Is this empowerment spiritual, psychological, or fame-seeking?
Laurie mentioned her new blog to me in which two teenaged girls were fans of one of the TV shows featuring teenaged investigators. To mimic the show and to do their own investigations, they went to a property that they believed was haunted. It also turns out that the property was inhabited and that these people had years worth of trouble with robberies/break-ins. The end result: one girl was shot in the head by the owner, who mistook her as an intruder (and she was, indeed, trespassing). I predict that this is just one of many future issues that will happen.
So, when will it all end? Yearly, this field has gotten further away from the research component and move closer to thrill-seeking "career-making" ideologies. Many new teams have no true backing or grounding in anything but the TV shows -- which are made by producers to gain ratings. While they may have some nuggets of knowledge embedded within the framework of the "plot", it takes true experience and years of supernatural contact to make a decent, well-rounded team.
I am saddened to see the continued over-saturation in this field of fame-seeking nitwits who can't seem to understand the true potential that paranormal investiation holds.
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
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I remain unsettled with the scope of the para-world. The advent of TV shows has created a commercialized aspect to the paranormal that, personally, I question. I often feel like a lone voice in the wilderness because I believe that the living need to pay a certain amount of respect to the dead. I also wonder what happens if TOO MUCH attention is paid to the world of the deceased.
On the plus side, places that would deny their ghosts have certainly opened up to the possibility that they are haunted. This may give greater access to groups and to individuals who wish to investigate these locations. It allows for, perhaps, a well-established venue to be tested time and again for haunts -- this is the closest thing to having a laboratory setting as we can come. Some groups actually donate part (or rarely, all) of the proceeds to restoration of the location which can be beneficial. Provided the entities like the attention, they get a constantly shifting audience to work with, provided that they want it to begin with.
On the negative side, it has created sensationalism, ghosts as mere entertainment, rampant capitalism, and, perhaps, questionable behavior and results. I have found that venues will only open up now if there is a promise of media attention or other monetary income. Some locations also over-sensationalize on their ghosts, exaggerating results or over-hyping the haunt.
With large groups coming through, and constantly, the odds of finding disorderly conduct increases. Already, one group who constantly pushes their tour for a haunted location (outside of the state of Florida) had a negative reaction when, apparently, one of their tours had a hostile [living] person who provoked the entity. (Where do we learn about provoking entities? Oh, right, television!). The entity attacked this person. For a ghost to attack usually indicates a great deal of frustration or anger; it is a rare occurrence (compared to the friendly or non-hostile encounters recorded). What pushes a ghost to that level? What will result from the attack? (This group has sent out several announcements about it, perhaps hoping to get more notoriety for these tours).
Additionally, large groups are harder to control. From personal experience, I know that one group tour we were on had an obviously drunken woman tottering on heels. In releasing the group into the venue, dust, noise, and conflicting equipment (EMF picked up from cell phones, video cameras, digital cameras) created so much "noise" that, though this tour claimed to be for "ghost investigation" all results were compromised. Since I have experienced multiple group tours over the years, I find that the results tend to be the same -- compromised evidence, regardless of the venue or what the tour promises.
I have also wondered about the effects of these venues for the ghosts themselves. Could they create more harm for ghosts? Do ghosts devolve to mere entertainment, losing any rights that they may have as a sentient being? I recall a story by Asimov in which a ghost sued for rights to stay in his haunted house and the court granted him the status of a sentient person. The story continued to describe laws that were enacted to ensure the rights of the disembodied. It was a fascinating, perhaps tongue-in-cheek story in and of itself. Yet, it brought up certain points. What rights does a ghost have to determine who comes into its property? None. So, what happens to the ghost? If it "performs" then more people come. If it does not, the hype continues to bring folks into its residence.
There is also some control over the energy of the environment, particularly involving ghosts. In theory, they must pull from the surrounding environment, especially if they are not taking in food to convert to energy. If this is so, what happens when those energies are constantly mixed and remixed? Or, perhaps the living alter those energies as they come through -- using them up, absorbing them, or erasing them. What happens to the ghost then? Could this account for the disappearance of ghosts that is sometimes reported?
Lastly, there is the question of the beliefs of the living. This is, perhaps, what I find most exasperating is that there is a new sense of entitlement with paranormal investigation. Just because one can pay to get into a venue, does one have the right? Do ghost groups and businesses have the right to exploit their ghosts, who have no voluntary rights in this system?
I have been amazed at the sometimes nasty responses that this brings up. Entitlement is not the appropriate attitude to hold in this field. What we do in the para-profession is an honor, a privilege, and something that should be maintained with a sense of compassion.
However, as cable networks spew out more para-TV shows, it seems that this "entitlement" is the norm. I love how the para-celebrities have become meterosexuals (wow, the difference in "Ghost Hunters" season 1 and the recent season is remarkable. I think they have wardrobe advisers and they appear to have lost weight. I love the inclusion of the "hot" females in the crew who seem to have one function: screaming. There is even product placement. Could this be that the show has devolved into more of the entertainment venue that it actually is?)
Though some progress has perhaps been made in the field thanks to the attention it is receiving, its status as a pop phenomenon is not the way to go. Para-investigators need to go back to the origin of the field: knowledge, drive, compassion, passion for the truth. I eagerly await the day when we do go back to our roots. Only then can this field truly more forward in a positive direction.
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Monday, September 21, 2009
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Current mood:  blessed
The SPIRITS of St. Petersburg, LLC (TM) is pleased to announce an alliance with Pasco Pinellas Paranormal. The two teams are long-established in the greater Tampa Bay Area and have hundreds of cases to their names, bringing a mutally rich history and heritage. Both are concerned with ethical treatment of the liminal and the living. Each team has an establlished and well-tested protocol. The teams have worked together in the past and have found reciprocal respect for one another. It seems natural to create sister teams, one in North Pinellas county and the other in South Pinellas county. The SPIRITS of St. Petersburg is deeply honored to share kinship with PPP and is looking forward to many years of cases, comradery, and consulting.
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Sunday, September 13, 2009
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Normally, I don't cross-post blogs. However, this deals with pets, the afterlife, and death/dying. This will also reach more folks here than on my own site :) Since I also do Paranormal Pets Radio (www.petliferadio.com) I thought that this might tie in for this site, too.
Today one of my pug lists had a person who was responding to a post I put up weeks ago about Zeus's death, but proceeded to sort of complain about how his pets were dying. He didn't think that he'd get another one after these pugs die (with the implication that death is too painful). That drives me crazy. I have heard that excuse a few times too many, and to me it's a very selfish reason not to get a pet. Pets give SO MUCH in the meantime, and there are so many who NEED homes. So, I wrote this up: My feelings on pet deaths and getting more pets are these:
1) Pets do not live as long as we do. That is a granted, and their only drawback.
2) However, pets are our friends. They live in the moment, appreciate us (as only a pet can), are unconditional and loving. I wish many people could be this way.
3) In living in the moment, pets take full advantage of life. They enjoy eating. They enjoy rest. They enjoy play.
4) My goal is to make sure that the moments in which our lives do cross over go as well as possible. I must live in the moment with them, and together, despite the circumstances, we must make every moment count.
5) When it is time for them to go, I must accept that. I do believe animals have spirits (though I also believe that they reincarnate). This is NOT the end for them and someday, somehow, we will meet again.
6) They have stood by me when I have had hard times; when it comes to the end, I should stand by them. They deserve no less than respect, integrity, and friendship.
7) When they do pass on, I must remember that I have been bettered for having known them.
8) This also reminds me that life is short. Someday, I, too, will face this end, and I hope to have someone there for me. In the meantime, death is a part of life. Fighting it, hating it, raging against it does nothing. Death is something that pets accept with a quiet dignity, and that I am learning to work through and accept as well. Each pet death helps me to understand death more, and thus prepare for our next encounter. The calmer I am, accepting this fate especially when the pet has accepted it, and is ready to go, makes death a smoother transition. They can pass on easier with a loving sadness than a wild grief and panic.
9) Because I feel that pets better my own life, I will continue to have pets so that I can, I hope, better theirs.
10) In a world that is SO CROWDED, people are lonlier than ever. Why? We have many beings with us -- plants, animals, people. We are never truly alone. However, the world does abandon us -- so I bring together the abandoned (pug and rodent and plant rescue). Together, we are not alone.
I suppose that Buddhism is my guiding life philosophy. It notes that we are all interconnected -- none of us can ever possibly live alone (nature sustains us, humanity helps us with water, power, buildings, etc.). However, we are also suffering because of attachment. We believe in permenance in a world that is not permenant. We have to be able to let go, while recognizing our interconnected nature.
It always saddens me to hear of people who say "I can't deal with getting pets because they die." We all die. Life is defined by death, and we are constantly living and dying on a physical, emotional and spiritual level. Life is about obtaining and losing; however, we can understand this, make the best of the situation, love them while we have them, and learn from the interactions. I prefer to help pets and endure some suffering at the end, than to let them suffer with someone who would not help them.
And suffering is, as Buddhism also ackowledges, in the mind of the beholder. Death is not a terrible thing. It is the release from this form and this body's suffering. It is what it is. It is the way it is.
So, even as they die, even with the sadness, I also look to the happiness, the life lessons, and the time we had together.
I actually have the rats to than for teaching me that lesson. I owe more to my pets than I could ever recount or repay. They have taught me much, and each one teaches something a little different. For that, I am forever grateful.
Brandy, Founder SPIRITS of St. Petersburg
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Saturday, September 12, 2009
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In my prior post I raved against the well-oiled spam machine created here in MySpace that allows events/messages to be sent willy-nilly to everyone and their brother without conscious thought. Ironically, this week I have done nothing BUT clean out spam from conferences I will not attend, conventions that I could care less about, and TV shows that I will never watch. I have learned that these spammers either do not recognize themselves as sending out mass emails to others, thus cluttering up already busy lives, they don't read others POV as their own is, obviously, most important, or they just don't care.
Yet, what I find interesting is that a few people did respond to the blog with some interesting insgihts. The theme that seems to have come up the most is this: paranormal investigation has gone capitalistic.
For me, that is when I saw the lightbulb go on. These folks are absolutely correct. This single term, capitalism, explains almost everything that I find offensive in the community today. Let's take a moment to break this down, shall we?
From: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capitalistic1 : owning capital ..capitalist class> 2 a : practicing or advocating capitalism <capitalist nations> b : marked by capitalism <capitalist period of history> — cap·i·tal·is·ti·cal·ly ..-ti-k(ə-)lē.. adverb
Main Entry: cap·i·tal·ism Pronunciation: ..ˈka-pə-tə-ˌliz-əm, ˈkap-tə-, British also kə-ˈpi-tə-.. Function: noun Date: 1877
: an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market
1) Haunted hotspots have joined leagues with ghost groups or professional tour organizations in order to make a profit off of their ghosts. (I will say that one tour group that formerly joined up with a popular haunted hotspot was so ethically poor that the SPIRITS never posted a review of the tour, nor a summary of the investigation that the tour allowed access to. The tour guides had people sign waivers that released the tour of responsibility for taking people into a part of the area that had nails protruding from the floors, open holes in the walls, and no electricity. They allowed drunks on the tour (my personal favorite with the "hottie" in a mini-dress and high heels who vanished with the security guard to do, well, we can only guess...), did not do a head count and nearly locked people into this part of the building, and had disabled individuals who could not even go through the haunted area due to the lack of accessibility. Oh, and they actually encouraged people to become possessed. Yeah, that's brilliant. All in the name of going through a celebrated haunted location. For a fee, of course.
2) Teams have "allied" themselves with haunted spots, created custom tours to charge folks, and hyped the heck out of them. These teams are not modest -- they are THE BEST. (Many of the adverts that come from these folks are amusing for the lack of grammatical ability, and the use of all caps). They have created movies, documentaries, radio shows, and video recordings of these investigations to sell, and, my thought is that they did this in order to try and land a vaunted TV show. The idea is to either attract the attentio of a larger group already with a show, or to flag producers to create their own.
3) Conferences, conventions, and paracelebrities -- Oh my! a) See prior blog. b) Why? c) What do these do to actually promote the field? Are these serious conferences or are they ways for teams to out-compete with each other? d) I do recall hearing from locals that went to a now-defunct gathering that "the producers and actors" were at this convention, and how nice they were, and how they'd passed on information just in case they needed a new cast person....
3a) Anyone notice the calls for para-TV shows? Young "attractive" women seem to be in demand. Has anyone looked at the TV shows and then looked around the field? Just like CSI, where the characters wear bosom-exposing, high-priced clothes, real cops/detectives/CSIs can't afford to wear these things. Imagine the comparison with para-investigators!
Add to that the fact that there were, for a time, sites that allowed potential "stars" to post their pictures and that these were then cast to the public for popular vote. Let's see, we don't know these individuals for their abilities, but we can see their glamour-shots. What does that say for the field? I also recall seeing status line after status line of people, particularly women, begging their friends to vote for them. Wonder how that worked out?
And, to finish this, remember that CARTOON NETWORK now sports a child-investigation TV show. If things make it to Cartoon Network, have they gone too far? There is also TAPSgate, and questionable filming of other TV shows that seem to show a lot of screaming but no real proof.
4) Teams that charge money for investigations. Hell, even that popular TV show alleges that they do not charge; what gives these small fries the right to do so? I do seem to recall reading an article about a new ghost hunting team that decided to charge for investigations in this past year. Again, I must clear my throat and say "Ethics, anyone? Ethics? They're free, come and take some!"
5) The over-flooded para-field. I have seen new teams form and try to hook themselves up with fame by buying tickets to television TV events. Sure, you get to be in a photograph with a TV team, but think of this: Did you earn it? Or did you buy it? And what part of the investigation DID you take part in?
I was amazed when I joined the forum for one TV show and was instantly flooded with demands to buy tickets -- and hurry! -- for events that this team was hosting. Why? I have to work my own case load which is busy enough. Money also doesn't grow on trees, so what are these TV teams offering me? The chance to breath the same air with them? I do that now for free, thank you.
While there are, I'm sure, other examples, I must consider the time I have available to me this morning and start to conclude my statements. I suppose that my major question is this one: when will the market collapse? When will ghost investigation overstep its boundaries and push for one dollar, one conference, and one para-celebrity too much? When will the viewers bore of this and find another hobby to obsess over? When can we return to para-investigations with passionate individuals who want to further the field maintaining the leadership positions, rather than the TV shows? I still await that day.
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Monday, September 07, 2009
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Well, folks, I know I'm an old timer. Every day I feel a little older in this field, which continues to spiral into territories uknown.
I think one of my biggest new issues is that MySpace used to be a good place to communicate with people -- to exchange information. Now, it seems that most of the emails that I get are spammed messages from various teams asking me to attend their Expo, Event, Ghost Investigation, Convention, etc.
The SPIRITS of St. Petersburg did co-host a convention last year in the attempt to promote the idea that we are not the stuck-up isolationists that we have been accused of being in the past. We like people -- really, we do. We are just big on integrity, experience, and honesty.
However, we did want to try to see what we could do to help the field. The convention was a lot of work; I was stunned to learn that we needed a score card to keep track of who was talking to whom. Some promised to attend and we never heard from them again. We even extended a hand in friendship to another local team, working to promote a joint investigation, and they promised to attend the convention so we could get to know each other. They disappeared, telling our co-hosts (lacking the respect to even tell US, as we were the ones who invited them) that they felt the convention was too political and they wanted nothing to do with it. The joint investigation fell through because they tried to go after the location on their own -- perhaps they lied that they wanted to work with us to begin with. This is also the infamous time that one group had to lie to get into the hotel -- basically stating that they knew us (they did not) -- in order to investigate before the other teams attending the conference. They never fessed up -- we found out about their activity from the hotel. Needless to say, neither did we hear from them again when we called them on it. Ironically, they ranted to our co-hosts rather than communicate back to us at all. While our communication was simple, it was not rude. The irony is that this team could have investigated the hotel with an entire cadre of teams, and on their own 2 weeks after their initial investigation.
In addition to that, the SPIRITS had an internal issue that had to be resolved. One member suddenly moved and a new planner had to step up. Another member spent money that was not re-imbursed. We did not set out to make a profit, but the charge for the conference was $20 -- not a huge sum, and certainly nothing to break the bank. We had to cover costs of renting the ballrooms. We had a guest speaker, Patrick Burns, who showed new equipment. We had people presenting studies that they had done. We wanted groups to co-investigate the building, and they did.
And now, this site is being bombarded by invitations from groups all over. Each advertisement, because these can't be emails, are more fantastic than the prior. They are also more money. And, to be blunt, I do NOT follow the TV shows. I am one of the few that finds the shows to be detrimental to the field as it has created a level of behavior that I find rather shameful. I never saw it coming in para-investigation.
While I, as the SPIRITS founder, am delighted to be included in the para-community, I live on a budget. I am an educator, which means I really cannot travel on a whim. I have pugs and pets, including one disabled foster, that I care for. This makes it harder to travel. And, let me re-state, I do NOT believe in para-celebrities. I would rather a pioneer in the field than a TV personality for a conference guest.
When one sends out these canned emails, please -- let me make a suggestion. Why not focus first on your own area? Why am I getting invitations from clear across the country? I can't go. Really, one of the only invitations that I'd take is from Pasco Pinellas Paranormal -- about 1 hour away. This is a team I know, trust, and respect. They have yet to tell me that "X" from "Y" TV show is their guest speaker. They are down-to-earth folks with a good ghost investigation ethic.
To be blunt, I really do not know many of the rest of you. I would rather talk to you than get your spam -- that might resolve this issue, at least.
Please, stop cluttering up the inbox with usless things. Can't we get back to actual human communication? Studying the unknown? Learning about the supernatural? Isn't that what it's all about?
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
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I am really excited about this episode. I have always loved the research on Shadow People -- who doesn't love an enigma? I was so thrilled and honored to get to interview Sue Fowler, the first to host a Shadow People page, and whose site I remembered when I first started getting into paranormal investigation. It also turns out that I knew her from way back via one of the early paranormal sites. She is a marvelous guest, and we got to discuss something that was even a bit new for her -- shadow animals! (She will give a few tips on shadow people, too, in this episode. It's hard NOT to talk about them). As a person who rarely sees anything on investigations, I can say that I HAVE seen one shadow animal when we did an investigation and through this interview I learned that my siting is similar to the others that she has learned about. I loved doing this interview and hope that you enjoy it, too. I will also be adding the link to my Shadow Animals site. This interview actually inspired me to make the site, got Sue's blessing, and the Shadow People and Shadow Animal web sites are linked. I did get three more stories entered by a person recently so they have been posted. Please check it out at: http://shadowanimals.homestead.com/Shadow-Animals-Home.html Thanks, and enjoy! Brandy Stark SPIRITS of St. Petersburg
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
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I am really excited about this episode. I have always loved the research on Shadow People -- who doesn't love an enigma? I was so thrilled and honored to get to interview Sue Fowler, the first to host a Shadow People page, and whose site I remembered when I first started getting into paranormal investigation. It also turns out that I knew her from way back via one of the early paranormal sites. She is a marvelous guest, and we got to discuss something that was even a bit new for her -- shadow animals! (She will give a few tips on shadow people, too, in this episode. It's hard NOT to talk about them). As a person who rarely sees anything on investigations, I can say that I HAVE seen one shadow animal when we did an investigation and through this interview I learned that my siting is similar to the others that she has learned about. I loved doing this interview and hope that you enjoy it, too. I will also be adding the link to my Shadow Animals site. This interview actually inspired me to make the site, got Sue's blessing, and the Shadow People and Shadow Animal web sites are linked. I did get three more stories entered by a person recently so they have been posted. Please check it out at: http://shadowanimals.homestead.com/Shadow-Animals-Home.html Thanks, and enjoy! Brandy Stark SPIRITS of St. Petersburg
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Friday, August 07, 2009
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Episode 19 is up: Felines, Myths, and Superstitions This show is about the fantastically enigmatic feline and its role in superstition and mythology. Our returning guest is Shana, a paranormal researcher who discussed pet sensitivity with us in a prior show. Here, she discusses her studies into the roles of cats in both historic and modern contexts as agents of the supernatural. For more information on her research, please see: http://www.wintersteel.com/Pet-Sensitivity.html
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Thursday, August 06, 2009
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The final of my new animal websites, Paranormal Pets is up! Looking for submissions: http://paranormalpetspage.homestead.com/Paranormal-Pets-Page.html
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