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>be me, few months ago
>hiking along a local trail
>its pretty rugged, trail follows a river for a few miles, climbs up the side of a ridge, follows it for a few miles, drops back down to the river, and follows if back to the trail head
>about 8-9 miles in all
>start at about 11:30, its 2:30ish by the time I start heading back down
>meet a small group of college dude-bros thats heading up, I stop on the side of the trail to let them pass
>we exchange greetings, usual stuff
>as the last guy passes, he says "hey, watch out down the trail a ways. We ran into some kind of animal"
>orly? What kind?
>he says he's not sure, but says it followed them for quite a bit
>thank him for the warning and keep going because fuck turning back now
>about a mile or so later I reach the river again
>something is feeling off, but I keep going anyway because I ain't no puss
>birds aren't singing and I feel oddly cold
>head starts hurting so I stop for a water break
>can't shake the weird feeling I have, feel like something is watching me
>remember what that one guy said
>oh fuck, should have turned back
>decide that I need to keep going instead of waiting for whatever it is to circle around me
>start walking again, heads on a swivel
>glance behind me to see if anythings there
>when I turn back around, I see something running towards me along the trail very quickly
>its covered in shaggy fur and its moving in a weird side-to-side wiggling motion
>OHFUCKOHFUCKOHFUCKOHFUCK
