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Toll Free Sheep

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They sneak up on you when you're alone, when you're vulnerable - when you take a few steps out of the campfire's circle of light to relieve yourself, when you're on watch by yourself and everyone else is asleep. When you've just gotten back from town and you're waiting on everyone else to return. Don't ever be alone. It won't stop them, but it helps. You might see one from a distance, on its way to torment some other lost soul. It'll look just like a regular sheep from 100 paces out, but the closer it gets - you'll see it's wrong. The wool isn't natural. It's miles and miles of tightly coiled analog phone chord. Your character won't know what that is, but they'll be able to tell the wool is wrong immediately. If they touch it, they'll be slightly disturbed by the feel of the plastic coating on the wires.  The head is an old rotary telephone complete with cradle receiver. The wire of the sheep's body connects to the rec