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The Man Who Mistook His Reflection for a Stranger

He waved first.

By GoldenSpeechPublished 3 months ago 1 min read

Harold Denton, a retired professor, began noticing something strange in the mirror — his reflection blinked too slowly. Then one morning, it smiled on its own.

He thought he was losing his mind. But neighbors claimed to see “two Harolds” walking inside his home late at night.

When police entered, they found only one body — and every mirror shattered from the inside.

To this day, tenants report reflections that hesitate before following them — as if waiting their turn.

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