The Lighthouse of Whispers

The Lighthouse of Whispers

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Sam Adams,
a paranormal researcher
For the Cosmos Institute in Berkeley

Received reports
Of a mysterious event
In Brandon, Oregon
Along the coast

A mysterious lighthouse
Appeared one night
Flashing red lights

Several locals went inside
To investigate
And came out different

Sam and his team
Arrived and talked
To everyone in town

But no one wanted
To say what
Was going on

They went to the lighthouse
And found inside a gateway

With a sign

“Gateway to other worlds
Enter at your own risk
For madmen only.”

Saying,

“what the hey”

They entered the gateway
Came back differently too.

Joining the rest of the town
As members of the alien
Hive mind.

Sam wrote back
Nothing to see here
Just an empty old lighthouse.

Soon other mysterious lighthouses
Caves and buildings appeared
Everywhere.

As the body snatchers
Spread out
Infecting the whole world.

Until there were only
A few feral humans
Hiding from the hive mind.



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In a small coastal town, a mysterious lighthouse suddenly appears overnight. Its beacon shines with an otherworldly glow, captivating the locals. As people begin to investigate, they discover that the lighthouse holds a secret power. Write a story about this enchanted lighthouse.

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