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Dying to Meet You: 43 Cemetery Road, Book 1 by Kate Klise
 * She died 97 years before this story opens.
 * By turning this page and the pages that follow, you hereby release the compilers of the correspndence from all liability related to thoughts, rumination, ahallucinations, and dreams (good or bad) of or pertaining to ghosts, friendly or otherwise.
 * Is it true that you rent houses for the summer? 9
 * Truth is, I haven't started the book yet. But don't tell my publisher. 9
 * I happen to write books for children. 9
 * What a thrill to receive a letter from you. I didn't even know you were still alive! 10
 * Goodness, how long has it been since you wrote a new book? 11
 * Sign whatever she sends and remit full payment for the summer. 15
 * The owners of this house have ben trying to sell it for years. 16
 * I will enclose some new listings with this letter. 17
 * There's no need for you to be rude to our new guest.
 * But let me have a little fun with him first. This one looks interesting. 23
 * He declined requests for interviews with a gruff "Go away!"
 * Personally, Ithink he is an old grouchypants, but don't print that in the newspaper.
 * She threw elaborate parties for the whold town to celebrate the comletion of her manuscripts.
 * I'm just saying every time I bake a peach pie, the dang thing disappears from teh cooling rack.
 * If we can get the ghost to perform, we'll make a fortune.
 * Anyone with a library card can borrow books for free.
 * I'm asking whoever took the books to please return them.
 * A young boy is living on the third floor. 26
 * whoever designed it must've been half batty. 26
 * I suspect this boy is responsible for the anti-welcome party that greeted my arrival to this hapless hamlet. 27
 * I am highly allergic to cats. 27
 * I have disconnected phone service to this house in order to minimize distractions to my writing.27
 * My next letter will be to my lawyer, who I'm sure will clear up this matter of my unwanted housemates. 30
 * Yours with a handkerchief held to my nose. 30
 * You've gotten me into a fine pickle now. 31
 * Whatever you signed to get me into this mess, unsign it. 32
 * I don't care what it costs. Just get me out of this backwater dump-- NOW. 32
 * That is a binding rental agreement. 33
 * She said you're already two months late on your deadline. 34
 * You need the money. Your bad investments and lavish lifestyles have made you a very poor man. 34
 * Maybe the boy will provide some necessary inspiration. 34
 * You will not lurk in doorways or dark hallways. 37
 * You will not play old man music on teh stereo. 39
 * I don't really like reading. I'd rather draw. 39
 * I suspect someone in this house has been stealing library books again. 43
 * I've never stolen a library book in my life. 44
 * She lives in the cupola. 45
 * I'm sure she'll introduce herself to you when she feels like it. 45
 * I begin the book in earnest today. 46
 * He doesn't have a wife or kids. I don't think he even has any friends, does he? 47
 * I didn't tell her that, in fact you owe me money. 47
 * I'll have this book finished before you can say "boo". 49
 * Now there's a fact that could wake the dead. 50
 * He crossed the front hall and entered a room that held only tattered furniture and an upright piano with yellowing keys that looked like teeth from the carcass of an ancient beast. 51
 * You are in violation of Rule 1, which states that you will NOT bother me when I am writing. 52
 * If you must play the piano, do so in the aftenoon, when I take my daily walk. 52
 * She must be mad at somebody. Either that or she's lost her glasses again. 53
 * She's been cooking for us every night since my parents left. 53
 * Now, I am well aware that children have a strange fascination with the macabre. 55
 * Their son clearly needs professional help. 56
 * I'm the only person who can see her, but only when she wants to be seen, which isn't all that often. 57
 * She likes her privacy. and she doesn't like people who try to make money off her, like my parents wanted to do. 58
 * Me--- interested in buying this old rattrap? 59
 * Your staggering unwillingness to be of assistance is matched only by yours stultifying ignorance. 59
 * Only illiterate imbeciles such as yourself believe in black magic and unlucky numbers 59
 * He decided the situation called for a nice meal in a fine dining establishment. 60
 * But just as he reached for his hat and linen jacket, a mongrel cat crept in his room with a baked chicken thigh, dripping with cream sauce, dangling from its feral jaws. 60
 * You little twit. How dare you call my work in progress boring. 62
 * If you continue to violate the established house rules, I shall have to punish you. 62
 * I believe I know a young boy who needs a spanking. 62
 * I couldn't avoid stepping on sevearal shards of glass, which punctured my Italian slippers. 64
 * You're going to need a lot more money than the $36.75 you've saved from your paper route. 67
 * Being invisible is frightfully convenient, but it does have its drawbacks. 67
 * If you work hard today, I'll make chicken paprikash for dinner. 67
 * Honestly, I haven't had this much fun in 80 years. 69
 * I hadn't realized how dangerous a chandelier could be. 69
 * You fell asleep at your computer. I hope you don't mind that I carried you to bed and tucked you in. 72
 * It's been a long time since I've tackled something quite so dramatic. I'm afraid I'm a little rusty. 72
 * Therein lies our CONFLICT, which is at the heart of any good story. 73
 * He's too flat. Too stiff. Completely unbelieveable. 73
 * Apologies in advance if I awaken you by shooting a few fireworks off the roof. 74
 * You are a clever boy. Of that here is little doubt. 75
 * There's no phone service in this house. 76
 * I wish whoever is ilegally borrowing these books would simply get a library card.
 * I had five jars of paprika yesterday. Today, they're all gone.
 * PHYSICAL CLUE paprika
 * I just bought the chicken yesterday. I was going to grill it for dinner tonight.
 * All I can say is that it's a mystery, even to me.
 * I'm trying to raise a LOT of money! 78
 * Don't let an urban legend scare you away from your dream house! 78
 * I think I'm losing my mind. Let me try to explain. 79
 * My curiosity got the better of me, so I hobbled downstairs on my crutches to the dining room, where I found a tantalizing dinner awaiting. 79
 * The incorrigible brat is downstairs banging on the piano again. 81
 * What's wrong? Cat got your tongue? 83
 * I know that your favorite piece of music is Beethovesn's Seventh sSymphony. 83
 * After she dumped you, you felt ashamed and embarrassed that you had lost your heart and all your money to a woman. 84
 * But being cynical gets old. Besides that, it's boring. 85
 * Somebody's tickling me. STOP!! 86
 * They told him in their pathetic little note that they weren't cut out to be his parents.
 * And then they crept out of the house,and slinked off to Europe, the wretched weasels. 86
 * I know a thing or two about rejection. 87
 * Of course you can't, you pompous old fart. It's unthinkable. 88
 * Heavens no. I'm still in my bathrobe. We'll hae our date on Saturday night. 88
 * Good by for now, I must prepare for Saturday night. 89
 * I'm planning a lovely picnic dinner for Saturday night. 92
 * I've been up all night reading a book. 94
 * I haen't been this excited about a project in years. 95
 * I'm not sure who will get top billing. 95
 * She'll be thrilled to hear she's got a future bestseller on her hands! 96
 * He would never admit it, of course. But we all knew he was in a slump. 97
 * He is wigging out. That's all there is to it. 98
 * I even knew of his financial problems. 99
 * the last thing I want is for young readers across America to find out their favorite author is nuttier than peanut brittle. 100
 * Fortunately, I keep a private investigator on my payroll for situations like these. 100
 * I was miserable and I was making everyone around me miserable.
 * It's brilliant. Finally I have discovered what true art is!
 * Demolition is not out of the question. 102
 * Top the whole thing off with at creeepy cupola and you've got yourself a real Halloween special. 103
 * I think I heard doors slamming inside. Must be the wind. 104
 * I can see him with my binoculars. he's sitting down at his computer. 104
 * I'm sorry. I can be an insensitive clod. 108
 * And you're not helping. You're leading. You're inspiring. 108
 * Dang, this means we're on our own for dinner 111
 * Th're eating dinner. Looks like grilled cheese sandwiches. 113
 * Maybe they were expecting somebody. Well, if they were, nobody came. 113
 * AFter dinner, I let him beat me at checkers. 115
 * I suggest you start finding more grass cutting jobs tomorrow. 116
 * PHYSICAL CLUE-- curlers
 * If you work hard this week, I'll make apple tarts, provided I can find a recipe at the library. 118
 * I always return what I borrow. (Well, mostly). 118
 * His sour mood suggests he might not have made his deadline. 119
 * But they finally realized they'd have more luck selling an empty lot than a creepy old house, which, let's be honest is what it is. 120
 * I have an assistant who's helping me this week. She's really shy, so don't be offended if she doesn't stop and say hello, like I usually do. 120
 * Poor slob. H'es got it bad, whatever it is. If he were any other guy, I'd say it was woman problems. 121
 * I've been watching hiim for a week now, and I can confirm there's not a dame alive who would like this guy. 121
 * an apple just fell from the tree directly into the basket. 121
 * I'm in my car not. Not sure what that apple thing was all about. 122
 * Self-propelled newspapers are delivering themselves down the street. 122
 * I'm outta here. Get somebody else to cover this freak show. 122
 * I am writing to inform you that I have decided to terminate my professional relationship with your client. 123
 * I have not interest in his work today, tomorrow, and/or forever. 126
 * There's no easy way to tell you this, so I 'll just be direct. She has dumped you. 127
 * I'm also writing off the money you owe me. 127
 * Your landlord in Chicago called me yesterday. He says you're six months behind in your rent. 128
 * It felt strange to know that threw could exist a person who knew him as well as this woman did. 130
 * He blew it. His inflated ego got the best of him. He was trying to be a big shot, a VIP. 130
 * Very Important Person. More like a Very Insufferable Pig. 131
 * I've changed. I've grown. I've learned something about myself and others. 132
 * Aha! character development. Very important in a story. 132
 * All I'm saying is that your life is a story, and that you are the main character of that story. 132
 * didn't anyone ever tell you it's rude to stare? 133
 * First, I ask that you please accept my apology for the rude letters I wrote to you earlier this summer. 135
 * I was a pompous bore, but I have since changed my ways. 135
 * Enclosed please find a check for $250,000. 135
 * An enthusiastic YES to both requests. 136
 * We can convert it to euros when we return to Europe with you. 137
 * Sorry we haven't had a chance to write before now. We've missed you so much! 137
 * Good luck in Paris and in life. 138
 * It's music to my ears, boys. Music to my ears...140
 * Just remember me. that's all I really want. And be kind to each other. 141
 * In fact, our feelings are what make us real. 141
 * Better sign off before I become a weepy mess. 141
 * I'll buy more handkerchiefs. I'll buy a truckload of handkerchiefs! 144
 * I find myself thinking about you all the time and wondering if what I feel coud be love. 145
 * And if that doesn't work, I'm not above playing the guilt card. 145
 * It's nice to be wanted. Thankyou, my dears. 147
 * PHYSICAL CLUE--- handkerchief
 * And so, we end with a beginning, because every ending is really a beginning.