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The Old Asylum
idden behind the cover of this book are true tales of ghostly and ghastly encounters with the Denizens of the dusty hallways of St. Albans Sanatorium.
The old asylum was a repository for the delirious, the delusional, and the demented. Before that it was a boys school during a time when hazing was an accepted part of academic life. During these incarnations St. Albans held its long suffering boarders captive within her cold embrace. In a grip so tight, that it may have transcended the siren call of death. Full page photographs featured throughout the book, allows the reader to connect with the beauty and mystery of St. Albans. These images freeze the asylum in time. A time when seasoned paranormal investigators came to St.
Albans Sanatorium

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