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Excellent writing. Such a vivid portrait of a tortured soul. I'm eager to find out if he's simply mentally ill or is in fact being hounded by someone or something. The second phone call was chilling.

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Great chapter! Can't wait to read the next one!

I loved these lines:

"Just ‘cause you’re paranoid, doesn’t mean something’s not after you "

and:

"He shot awake. The blanket wrapped him like a giant snake and the television playing an infomercial for a 1-900 psychic helpline."

I was moved by this section:

"Back into the living to a built-in bookshelf to pluck a book and tear it to pieces. You are what you read – tearing up himself."

It made me feel great compassion for Eric. I am hoping (as a reader) Walt will be a person who can help him.

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