The
      Story
      of
      Dead
      Man’s
      Pond
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      is
      the
      story
      of
      how
      Dead
      Man’s
      Pond
      got
      its
     
     
      name.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Alexander
      was
      an
      old
      hermit
      who
      lived
      in
      a
      battered,
     
     
      unheated
      shack
      in
      the
      thick
      woods
      neara
      pond.
      All
     
     
      people
      who
      has
      come
      in
      contact
      with
      Alexander
      felt
      a
     
     
      great
      dislike
      for
      him.
      Alexander
      never
      had
      the
      com-
     
     
      pany
      of
      a
      woman.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Today
      Alexander
      sensed
      it
      was
      time
      for
      achange.
      in
     
     
      desperation
      he
      searched
      for
      the
      old
      black
      book.
      He
     
     
      tore
      away
      the
      cobwebs
      and
      peered
      into
      the
      brittle,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      yellowed
      pages.
      The
      book
      was
      a
      book
      of
      evil
      and
     
     
      death.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      He
      had
      no
      problem
      finding
      a
      rat
      inside
      his
      dwelling
     
     
      and
      he
      grabbed
      one,
      squeezing
      it
      with
      all
      his
      strength.
     
     
      the
      rat
      sank
      its
      teeth
      into
      Alexander:s
      fist
      but
      it
      was
     
     
      no
      use.
      Blood
      and
      intestine
      burst
      from
      the
      rat’s
     
     
      mouth.
      He
      threw
      the
      rat
      onto
      the
      floor.
      A
      little
      gun
     
     
      powder
      was
      all
      that
      Alexander
      needed
      to
      draw
      his
     
     
      pentagram,
      that
      evil
      star
      of
      the
      wicked.
      Yet
      the
      task
     
     
      was
      not
      finished.
      Using
      a
      sharp
      blade
      he
      tore
      off
      the
     
     
      rat’s
      head.
      As
      he
      went
      around
      tke
      outline
      of
      his
     
     
      pentagram
      Alexander
      forced
      every
      last
      drop
      of
      blood
     
     
      from
      the
      rat.
      Now
      there
      was
      a
      crimson
      star.
      But
     
     
      there
      is
      more
      to
      do
      yet.
      Cnce
      again
      brandishing
      the
     
     
      blade,
      Alexander
      mangled
      his
      arm
      digging
      into
      the
     
     
      skin,
      ripping
      until
      he
      could
      actually
      stretch
      the
      vein
     
     
      of
      his
      arm.
      The
      green
      vein
      contrasted
      well
      with
      the
     
     
      red
      of
      his
      flesh.
      alexander;s
      face
      was
      that
      of
      a
      mad
     
     
      man,
      pale
      white,
      grinning,
      and
      laughing
      as
      his
      fingers
     
     
      yanked
      in
      his
      vein,
      asking
      it
      for
      blood
      and
      more
     
     
      blood.
      Yes
      indeed
      his
      arma
      gave
      him
      plenty
      of
      his
     
     
      own
      blood
      to
      splash
      onto
      his
      evil
      star.
      Alexander
     
     
      placed
      a
      small
      candle
      in
      ie
      center
      of
      the
      star.
      As
      the
     
     
      dying
      sunset
      faded,
      his
      arm
      bled
      onto
      the
      pages
      of
      the
     
     
      black
      book.
      Alexander
      begar
      his
      prayer,
      his
      hope
      of
     
     
      horror.
      ‘‘Heaz
      me
      Satan,
      powers
      of
      darkness.
      I
      call
     
     
      on
      you
      to
      come
      forth.
      [t
      is
      |
      Alexander
      who
      does
      so
     
     
      with
      no
      remorse.
      SABBATH
      of
      the
      y!oh,
      Spirits
      if
     
     
      the
      damned,
      Katibuta,
      Gcrmsodom.
      I
      want
      the
      realm
     
     
      if
      pleasure.
      Amen.”’
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Just
      then
      the
      creatures
      of
      the
      forest
      fell
      silent
      and
      the
     
     
      little
      candle
      went
      out.
      Thea
      a
      purple
      cloud
      filled
     
     
      Alexander’s
      pathetic
      shack.
      A
      devil
      dog
      emerged
     
     
      from
      the
      cloud.
      With
      glowing
      red
      eyes
      and
      a
      black
     
     
      mane
      the
      dog
      was
      only
      slightly
      sma!ler
      that
      a
      pony.
     
     
      “whined
      like
      a
      puppy,
      waiting
      for
      Alexander
      to
      pet
     
    
   
   
    
     
      JPET
      X-P
      RESS—
     
    
   
   
    
     
      October
      31,
      1991
     
    
   
   
    
     
      it.
      Having
      petted
      the
      devil
      dog,
      Alexander
      retreated
     
     
      away
      in
      horror
      as
      the
      dog
      growled
      and
      licked
      up
      the
     
     
      blood
      from
      the
      star.
      Now
      the
      devil
      dog
      drooled.
      Its
     
     
      eyes
      grew
      larger
      and
      brighter
      as
      the
      devil
      dog
      stared
     
     
      at
      its
      prey.
      It
      has
      been
      said
      that
      there
      is
      no
      prayer
      for
     
     
      the
      wicked
      and
      Alexander
      was
      no
      exception.
      The
     
     
      devil
      dog
      stooped
      down
      and
      crawled
      towards
     
     
      Alexander,
      clearly
      toying
      with
      the
      man’s
      fear.
     
     
      Alexander
      had
      his
      knees
      pulled
      up
      to
      his
      chest
      with
     
     
      his
      hands
      covering
      his
      face.
      Again,
      the
      dog
      pants
     
     
      waiting
      for
     
    

    
     
      Alexander’s
      hand
      to
      stroke
      it’s
      fur.
      Alexander
      could
     
     
      not
      resist
      the
      devil
      dog.
      He
      reached
      out
      his
      hand,
      the
     
     
      devil
      dog
      licked
      Alexander’s
      blood.
      The
      devil
      dog
     
     
      was
      growling
      once
      more.
      Only
      this
      time
      the
      dog
      was
     
     
      not
      happy
      with
      the
      blood.
      The
      dog
      was
      after
     
     
      Alexander’s
      heart
      and
      soul.
      The
      devil
      dog
      was
     
     
      smarter
      than
      Alexanderandsothedogtookevery-
      _
     
     
      thing
      from
      Alexander
      and
      licked
      his
      bones
      clean.
      we
     
     
      could
      say
      that
      before
      Alexander
      had
      call
      on
      him,
      the
     
     
      dog
      had
      been
      bone
      dry.
     
    

    
     
      Since
      that
      day
      the
      story
      about
      bones
      in
      the
      shack
      baal
     
     
      led
      people
      to
      refer
      to
      the
      lake
      area
      as
      Dead
      Man’s
     
     
      Pond.
      This
      shack
      is
      gone
      but
      the
      horror
      lives.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Chris
      McCarron
     
    
   
   
    
     
      |
     
     
      |
     
     
      University
      sues
      students
     
     
      The
      university
      of
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
      is
      suing
      two
      |
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      students
      who
      caused
      extensive
      damage
      during
      a
      break
     
     
      in
      On
      campus
      last
      year.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      On
      the
      9th
      of
      May,
      1990
      two
      UPEI
      students
      entered
      |
      |
     
     
      the
      Main
      building
      and
      discharged
      two
      fire
      extinguish)
     
     
      ers
      in
      the
      printing
      office
      and
      damaged
      the
      equipment
     
    
   
   
    
     
      that
      is
      leased
      by
      the
      university
      from
      Xerox
      canada
      _
     
     
      Ltd.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Criminal
      charges
      followed
      the
      incident
      but
      now
      the
     
     
      university
      is
      suing
      the
      two
      students
      for
      the
      resulting
     
     
      damage
      to
      the
      equipment.
      The
      claim
      that
      was
      filed
      0
     
     
      “August
      15th
      is
      for
      special
      damages
      of
      $64,665.05
      |
     
     
      plus
      the
      cost
      of
      the
      suit
      and
      any
      other
      relief
      that
      the,
     
     
      court
      deems
      justified.
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
          
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
          
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      defence
      responded
      thatthe
      two
      mencouldnot
      |
     
     
      reasonable
      foresee
      the
      consequence
      oftheiraction
      |
     
     
      leading
      to
      such
      damage
      and
      that
      the
      university
      faile
      {)
     
     
      to
      efficiently
      mediate
      their
      losses
      to
      the
      defendants,
     
     
      The
      case
      has
      not
      yet
      been
      settled.
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