Write immediately after a strange experience

Tyler wrote his ghost-horse story for three hours straight after losing the tracks, and barely changed it.

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  don't pretend you aren't confusedEp 1 · with Tyler Dorchester

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Connections

References

• The Ghostly Blue Stallion of Dorchester Cabin

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