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Always wanted to go see Alaska, the 49th state, but never could work it out? Well, never fear, because after reading these stories, you'll probably change your mind and decide to instead visit someplace safe and predictable.In this baker's dozen of all new and original stories from Rusty Wilson, the World's Greatest Bigfoot Storyteller, you'll see an Alaska that few see, an Alaska that maybe even fewer want to see, and an Alaska that puts all the other states to shame for mysterious places and happenings, as well as having the highest number per capita of people who go missing without a trace.Come read about a photographer who finally gets his wish to see the Northern Lights, only to find there are other things that glow in the Arctic wilds-then read about the Kodiak bear guide who finds much more than he was hunting for-and there's the soldier who ends up finding something just a little unusual while out surveying the Alcan Highway-then read about the native Alaskan who's haunted by a dream of epic proportions-and, if you dare, ride along with a young native girl on a snowmachine as her attempt to save her mother's life looks like it may end in sinister disaster-and there's the strange sight seen by two roustabouts out checking an oil pipeline-and the bush pilot who sees a chilling sight on one of Alaska's largest glaciers-and the story of almost catching something besides salmon in fish camp-then read about the elusive and very destructive Copper People-two guys who go hunting with a drone and find exactly what they were looking for after they've changed their minds-and a woman who finds there's much more to the deep wilderness than what can be seen-then read about unexpected trouble in Alaska's version of the Bermuda Triangle-and finally, explore the deep rainforest of strange and mysterious Yakobi Island, hoping you live to tell about it.All these and more great campfire tales are guaranteed to make you happy you're safe and sound in your house instead of listening to a strange howling in the darkness from inside your thin nylon tent, deep in the Alaskan wilds. Or, if you're truly the adventurous type, maybe you'll want to buy a thin nylon tent and head to Alaska, but good luck if you do Fly-fishing guide Rusty Wilson spent years collecting these stories from his clients around the campfire, stories guaranteed to scare the pants off you-or make you want to meet the Big Guy "I don't typically get a lot of clients from Alaska, as they have their own great fishing holes up there, but I do have many who were originally from Alaska and have moved Outside (what the Alaskans call the rest of the world). Some of the absolute best stories I've ever heard came from these intrepid souls, many who are far braver than I think I could ever be, given the often hairy circumstances they experienced." -Rusty Wilson
La historia comienza con el narrador que se hace llamar William Wilson, denunciando su pasado derrochador, aunque ste no se siente culpable, pues entiende que ning n otro hombre ha sido tentado de igual manera antes. Narra la infancia y juventud de William en un colegio isabelino. Relata que all conoci a otro chico con su mismo nombre, parecido a l y nacido el mismo d a, el 19 de enero, fecha de cumplea os del mismo autor. Compite con este muchacho, pero l le supera f cilmente, de manera que lo considera prueba de su aut ntica superioridad. Este chico comienza a imitar la forma de vestir, la manera de andar e incluso la forma de hablar del protagonista (aunque tiene un defecto en el habla que solo le permite hablar susurrando), y llega un momento en que William descubre que ste tiene exactamente su misma cara. Al ver esto, William abandona inmediatamente la academia, s lo para descubrir que su doble se ha marchado el mismo d a. William con el tiempo estudia en Eton y Oxford, haci ndose cada vez m s depravado y ganando enormes cantidades de dinero mediante enga os al jugar a las cartas con un pobre noble y la seducci n de una mujer casada. En esta etapa aparece su doble de nuevo, con la cara siempre cubierta, susurrando unas pocas palabras que alertan a otros sobre el comportamiento de William. En el ltimo de estos incidentes, en un baile en Roma, William arrastra a su doble a una antec mara y lo apu ala. Tras la acci n de William, aparece un enorme espejo en el que ste ve el rostro del fallecido, momento en el que el narrador siente que est pronunciando las palabras: en m exist as, y en mi muerte, ve cu n profundamente te has asesinado a ti mismo.
La historia comienza con el narrador que se hace llamar William Wilson, denunciando su pasado derrochador, aunque ste no se siente culpable, pues entiende que ning n otro hombre ha sido tentado de igual manera antes. Narra la infancia y juventud de William en un colegio isabelino. Relata que all conoci a otro chico con su mismo nombre, parecido a l y nacido el mismo d a, el 19 de enero, fecha de cumplea os del mismo autor. Compite con este muchacho, pero l le supera f cilmente, de manera que lo considera prueba de su aut ntica superioridad. Este chico comienza a imitar la forma de vestir, la manera de andar e incluso la forma de hablar del protagonista (aunque tiene un defecto en el habla que solo le permite hablar susurrando), y llega un momento en que William descubre que ste tiene exactamente su misma cara. Al ver esto, William abandona inmediatamente la academia, s lo para descubrir que su doble se ha marchado el mismo d a. William con el tiempo estudia en Eton y Oxford, haci ndose cada vez m s depravado y ganando enormes cantidades de dinero mediante enga os al jugar a las cartas con un pobre noble y la seducci n de una mujer casada. En esta etapa aparece su doble de nuevo, con la cara siempre cubierta, susurrando unas pocas palabras que alertan a otros sobre el comportamiento de William. En el ltimo de estos incidentes, en un baile en Roma, William arrastra a su doble a una antec mara y lo apu ala. Tras la acci n de William, aparece un enorme espejo en el que ste ve el rostro del fallecido, momento en el que el narrador siente que est pronunciando las palabras: en m exist as, y en mi muerte, ve cu n profundamente te has asesinado a ti mismo. The story follows a man of "a noble descent" who calls himself William Wilson because, although denouncing his profligate past, he does not accept blame dubious - discuss]for his actions, saying that "man was never thus ...] tempted before". After several paragraphs, the narration then segues into a description of Wilson's boyhood, which was spent in a school "in a misty-looking village of England". William meets another boy in his school who shared the same name, who had roughly the same appearance, and who was even born on exactly the same date (January 19, Poe's own birthday). William's name (he asserts that his actual name is only similar to "William Wilson") embarrasses him because it sounds "plebeian" or common, and he is irked that he must hear the name twice as much on account of the other William. The boy also dresses like William, walks like him, and even looks like him, but he could only speak in a whisper, he imitates that whisper exactly. He begins to give orders to William of an unspecified nature, which he refuses to obey, resenting the boy's "arrogance". One night he stole into the other William's bedroom and saw that the boy's face had suddenly become different. Upon seeing this, William left the academy immediately in horror, and in the same week, the other boy followed him. William eventually attends Eton and Oxford, gradually becoming more debauched and performing what he terms "mischief". For example, he stole from a man by cheating at cards. The other William appeared, his face covered, whispered a few words sufficient to alert others to William's behavior, and leaves with no others seeing his face. In his latest caper, he tries to seduce a married woman but the other William stops him at a ball in Rome; the enraged William drags his "unresisting" double-who was wearing identical clothes-into an antechamber, and stabs him fatally. After William does this, a large mirror suddenly seems to appear. Reflected at him, he sees "mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood": apparently the dead double, "but he spoke no longer in a whisper". The narrator feels as if he is pronouncing the words: "In me didst thou exist-and in my death, see ...] how utterly thou hast murdered thyself."
The story follows a man of "a noble descent" who calls himself William Wilson because, although denouncing his profligate past, he does not accept blame dubious - discuss]for his actions, saying that "man was never thus ...] tempted before". After several paragraphs, the narration then segues into a description of Wilson's boyhood, which was spent in a school "in a misty-looking village of England". William meets another boy in his school who shared the same name, who had roughly the same appearance, and who was even born on exactly the same date (January 19, Poe's own birthday). William's name (he asserts that his actual name is only similar to "William Wilson") embarrasses him because it sounds "plebeian" or common, and he is irked that he must hear the name twice as much on account of the other William. The boy also dresses like William, walks like him, and even looks like him, but he could only speak in a whisper, he imitates that whisper exactly. He begins to give orders to William of an unspecified nature, which he refuses to obey, resenting the boy's "arrogance". One night he stole into the other William's bedroom and saw that the boy's face had suddenly become different. Upon seeing this, William left the academy immediately in horror, and in the same week, the other boy followed him. William eventually attends Eton and Oxford, gradually becoming more debauched and performing what he terms "mischief". For example, he stole from a man by cheating at cards. The other William appeared, his face covered, whispered a few words sufficient to alert others to William's behavior, and leaves with no others seeing his face. In his latest caper, he tries to seduce a married woman but the other William stops him at a ball in Rome; the enraged William drags his "unresisting" double-who was wearing identical clothes-into an antechamber, and stabs him fatally. After William does this, a large mirror suddenly seems to appear. Reflected at him, he sees "mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood" apparently the dead double, "but he spoke no longer in a whisper". The narrator feels as if he is pronouncing the words: "In me didst thou exist-and in my death, see ...] how utterly thou hast murdered thyself."
La historia comienza con el narrador que se hace llamar William Wilson, denunciando su pasado derrochador, aunque ste no se siente culpable, pues entiende que ning n otro hombre ha sido tentado de igual manera antes. Narra la infancia y juventud de William en un colegio isabelino. Relata que all conoci a otro chico con su mismo nombre, parecido a l y nacido el mismo d a, el 19 de enero, fecha de cumplea os del mismo autor. Compite con este muchacho, pero l le supera f cilmente, de manera que lo considera prueba de su aut ntica superioridad. Este chico comienza a imitar la forma de vestir, la manera de andar e incluso la forma de hablar del protagonista (aunque tiene un defecto en el habla que solo le permite hablar susurrando), y llega un momento en que William descubre que ste tiene exactamente su misma cara. Al ver esto, William abandona inmediatamente la academia, s lo para descubrir que su doble se ha marchado el mismo d a. William con el tiempo estudia en Eton y Oxford, haci ndose cada vez m s depravado y ganando enormes cantidades de dinero mediante enga os al jugar a las cartas con un pobre noble y la seducci n de una mujer casada. En esta etapa aparece su doble de nuevo, con la cara siempre cubierta, susurrando unas pocas palabras que alertan a otros sobre el comportamiento de William. En el ltimo de estos incidentes, en un baile en Roma, William arrastra a su doble a una antec mara y lo apu ala. Tras la acci n de William, aparece un enorme espejo en el que ste ve el rostro del fallecido, momento en el que el narrador siente que est pronunciando las palabras: en m exist as, y en mi muerte, ve cu n profundamente te has asesinado a ti mismo.
The story follows a man of "a noble descent" who calls himself William Wilson because, although denouncing his profligate past, he does not accept blame dubious - discuss]for his actions, saying that "man was never thus ...] tempted before". After several paragraphs, the narration then segues into a description of Wilson's boyhood, which was spent in a school "in a misty-looking village of England". William meets another boy in his school who shared the same name, who had roughly the same appearance, and who was even born on exactly the same date (January 19, Poe's own birthday). William's name (he asserts that his actual name is only similar to "William Wilson") embarrasses him because it sounds "plebeian" or common, and he is irked that he must hear the name twice as much on account of the other William. The boy also dresses like William, walks like him, and even looks like him, but he could only speak in a whisper, he imitates that whisper exactly. He begins to give orders to William of an unspecified nature, which he refuses to obey, resenting the boy's "arrogance". One night he stole into the other William's bedroom and saw that the boy's face had suddenly become different. Upon seeing this, William left the academy immediately in horror, and in the same week, the other boy followed him. William eventually attends Eton and Oxford, gradually becoming more debauched and performing what he terms "mischief". For example, he stole from a man by cheating at cards. The other William appeared, his face covered, whispered a few words sufficient to alert others to William's behavior, and leaves with no others seeing his face. In his latest caper, he tries to seduce a married woman but the other William stops him at a ball in Rome; the enraged William drags his "unresisting" double-who was wearing identical clothes-into an antechamber, and stabs him fatally. After William does this, a large mirror suddenly seems to appear. Reflected at him, he sees "mine own image, but with features all pale and dabbled in blood": apparently the dead double, "but he spoke no longer in a whisper". The narrator feels as if he is pronouncing the words: "In me didst thou exist-and in my death, see ...] how utterly thou hast murdered thyself."
William Wilson is classic American horror short story by Edgar Allan Poe that includes the following excerpt: "Let me call myself, for the present, William Wilson. The fair page now lying before me need not be sullied with my real appellation. This has been already too much an object for the scorn-for the horror-for the detestation of my race."
