Story 1, The Village that Vanished.

History is littered with instances in which large groups of people disappeared under mysterious circumstances.

In most cases, some form of... and mysterious circumstances.

In most cases, some form of explanation for what's happened has eventually been accepted,

but with a precious few the facts are so inexplicable that no convincing hypothesis has ever been agreed upon.

In this story we examine one such occurrence,

the village that vanished. Oh, And then The sun had not long risen when Joe La Bal had packed the last of the equipment into his canoe and

then set off downstream.

Whilst the previous evening had been cold, this November was actually far milder than many others he had experienced during his years trapping in Canada's Midwest territories.

Instead, rather than the low temperatures, it was the lack of sustenance that now spurred him on the

latest leg of his journey. This expedition into the wilderness had thus far produced little

in the way of bounty for the seasoned hunter, offering few opportunities to supplement his existing supplies.

Thankfully, from previous expeditions, he was aware that there was a friendly Inuit village

lying just a little further along the shores of Lake Anjakuni.

With luck, they would accept the fears he had managed to acquire in exchange for food and provisions.

After an hour of travel, Lebel finally spied a thin plume of dark grey smoke curling up into the sky from the shoreline.

With a wry smile he adjusted his course accordingly and began to paddle towards the small collection of sheds and huts that came into view.

Moments later, his canoe made contact with the frozen shoreline and the trapper made his way into the village.

The lack of activity was at first not particularly concerning to La Bell. It was still relatively early in the day and it was

possible that the bulk of the village's inhabitants were off hunting, away from the settlement.

But it quickly became apparent that every single one of the structures was completely empty.

Fires were still burning and freshly prepared food had been left out ready to cook. But of the villages themselves there was no trace.

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