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Kai Arkwright thinks he’s immune to fear. But when he and his friend Morgan sneak into the Oregon woods at midnight and discover a dead oak hung with bones, their night of mischief turns into a nightmare. Something ancient waits beneath that tree, and it remembers them both. A haunting story about curiosity, memory, and the price of chasing what should stay buried ...
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