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MAG 16 Arachnophobia

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I Was Born With a Fear of Spiders

I was not born with a fear of spiders. For the first six years of my life, i can only assume i existed in peaceful harmony with them. But that changed in the autumn of 19 91. I was wandering through the scattered trees by the fence i wasn't allowed to cross,. and i saw perched on its top a small spider. It watched me warily, its fat abdomin twitching, but it did not move. My hand hit the spider, killing it instantly and plunging into the egg sack below, causing it to tear open and explode. And since then, the presence of spiders has filled me with the deepest dread. Can you be haunted by the ghost of a

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