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“In 1984, when Ruth Coker Burks was 25 and a young mother living in Arkansas, she would often visit a hospital to care for a friend with cancer.

During one visit, Ruth noticed the nurses would draw straws, afraid to go into one room, its door sealed by a big red bag. She asked why and the nurses told her the patient had AIDS.

On a repeat visit, and seeing the big red bag on the door, Ruth decided to disregard the warnings and sneaked into the room.

In the bed was a skeletal young man, who told Ruth he wanted to see his mother before he died. She left the room and told the nurses, who said, "Honey, his mother’s not coming. He’s been here six weeks. Nobody’s coming!”

Ruth called his mother anyway, who refused to come visit her son, who she described as a "sinner" and already dead to her, and that she wouldn't even claim his body when he died.

“I went back in his room and when I walked in, he said, "Oh, momma. I knew you’d come", and then he lifted his hand. And what was I going to do? So I took his hand. I said, "I’m here, honey. I’m here”, Ruth later recounted.

Ruth pulled a chair to his bedside, talked to him

and held his hand until he died 13 hours later.

After finally finding a funeral home that would his body, and paying for the cremation out of her own savings, Ruth buried his ashes on her family's large plot.

After this first encounter, Ruth cared for other patients. She would take them to appointments, obtain medications, apply for assistance, and even kept supplies of AIDS medications on hand, as some pharmacies would not carry them.

Ruth’s work soon became well known in the city and she received financial assistance from gay bars, "They would twirl up a drag show on Saturday night and here'd come the money. That's how we'd buy medicine, that's how we'd pay rent. If it hadn't been for the drag queens, I don't know what we would have done", Ruth said.

Over the next 30 years, Ruth cared for over 1,000 people and buried more than 40 on her family's plot most of whom were gay men whose families would not claim their ashes.

For this, Ruth has been nicknamed the 'Cemetery Angel'.”— by Ra-Ey Saley

and steal their gold, then give it to the poor so that they can afford weapons to kill the rich and give them to  you (the dragon) to eat

A friendly reminder from your local dragon to eat the rich

There is nothing new under the sun.

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Rules For Ghost Hunting and Such For People Who Do Not Normally See Them

1. As someone who sees ghosts, I advise you to completely cover your skin, including ankles, hands, and your face. Except for your ears and eyes.

2. Do not ever cover your ears. You will need them to hear.

3. Do not speak aloud. Instead, focus on a mental connection. Ghost don’t like voices, and some latch onto you this way.

4. Always remember Rule 2.

5. Once they are open to you, you are open to them.

6. Experiences tend to be few and far in between. My first visual was at five, then ten, and then an unsettling amount of presences and mishaps at 15. If you are constantly seeing one, it is most likely tracking you.

7. If you have read this guide in the hopes of figuring out how to permanently get rid of a ghost, sorry. The most I know to tell you is to very clearly and loudly state they are not welcome here. This is most effective if you’ve never spoken to them before. Watch out for more tailing behind.

8. If you see a young girl named Victoria with a mangled leg, get the hell out of there and get a friend to tell her to leave. A tall man with no face may come for revenge. Prepare yourself. 

9. Always be prepared. 

10. A phone is more effective than a radio or walkie talkies if you want a buffer or distraction.

11. Stay calm and be firm. Fear is easily manipulated.

12. Your feet are the most vulnerable part of you. Make sure you can run fast and move nimbly.

13. Developing ghost tend to hide under things and in shadows. Avoid that.

14. You really shouldn’t be ghost hunting. 

15. Remember Rule 5. It is the most vital thing to know.

16. It is not always plausible to close yourself from the supernatural once you are open to it. Most chose to open themselves. Ones like me are born without a choice.

17. Do not imagine anything in particular about a ghost. You will warp the connection.

18. Stay focused on your objective.

19. Everything has an objective and a personality. Observe it.

20. Do not let them touch you. You may feel them, but if you see them attempting to touch you, break the connection. They may touch you before you see them and that is less dangerous.

21. Breaking a connection is not easy without another person who doesn’t feel it. Screaming and motion can help.

22. Footsteps when you are alone is not something to be ignored.

23. The best protection is a non-believer, or someone the ghost has decided Unnecessary.

24. Avoid anything that feels off or malicious.

25. If you saw something, you most definitely saw something. Don’t disregard it. 

26. Under no circumstances, should you panic. Period.

27. Do not expect a ghost to deem you Necessary. It is usually better to be left alone.

28. Ghost mostly appear in white and black. Watch out for colors. 

29. If you’re colorblind, do not go alone.

30. Going alone makes you both more vulnerable and more open.

31. Most ghost will stare at you. If you can’t feel that, leave. Just leave.

32. You can always move. Even when you are frozen in fear. Do not allow them to render you motionless.

33. Most ghosts are tied to a location, usually a house.

34. Trust your instincts. The connection generally defies logical thinking and the ghost will attempt to push you towards certain decisions.

35. Do not let fear taint you.

36. Banging, footsteps, scuttling, and whispering are common noises for ghosts and such.

37. Avoid small areas. 

38. Avoid rooms with too many dangerous or sharp objects.

39. Bullets do not work.

40. Do not bring any weapons beyond a heavy stick. Even that can be ill-advised.

41. Make sure clothing is form fitting. No holes, no gaps, no open zippers. Jackets are a good idea.

42. If you find yourself in a verbal conversation with a ghost, be prepared for anything. Even death. Most will not speak.

43. Powerful ones can bounce thoughts back and forth through the connection. The best thing to do is to project your thoughts at the ghost and narrate the situation. 

44. Remain in control. If a ghost attempts to take control, sever the connection.

45. The more stuff you meddle in, the more stuff that can come at you. Everything is complicated and most likely, harmful. Do not strike deals or make promises.

46. Staircases are very vulnerable. Avoid ones without handrails. You will eventually have to go down if you go up and ghost can make sure you fall.

47. Remember Rule 24, Rule 25, and Rule 34.

48. Windows and doors can be locked. I advise smashing windows if locked in and avoid rooms without them.

49. Not once I have ever encountered a ghost where it was above a cool temperature.

50. Do not follow a ghost anywhere. Water, ice, underground, forest, and anything above the first floor or flammable is a trap. Do not allow them to herd you into one either.

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