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‘I was a teenager. I woke up in the middle of the night and the door to my bedroom was open although I never went to bed without closing and locking it. The light in the hall was on which was also unusual. Standing in the doorway was a strange little man. He was shorter than the doorknob, about three feet tall. He was oddly proportioned with a large head and nose, messy hair and he had a bulgy appearance overall. He did not resemble a person with dwarfism, his features were too exaggerated to be human and I never once thought of him as being so. My room being dark and the light in the hall being on he was entirely backlit and appeared as a silhouette. He would move from time to time, he would shift his position or scratch himself. I stared at him for several minutes, rubbing my eyes and pinching myself, thinking I may be having a vivid dream, but my impression was that I was quite awake. I was aware in the moment that this could have, perhaps even should have been frightening but I had no fear of him whatsoever. I was then and am still extremely curious about him. My impression was that he was simply watching me watching him. He seemed aware that I could see him but neither of us said anything or attempted to interact with the other. It was like seeing a wild animal up close, I didn’t want to do anything to frighten him away. I had a good long look and then decided the only thing to do was to go back to sleep. I closed my eyes and fell asleep knowing he was still there watching me but again, I felt no fear or discomfort. I admit this could have been an unusually vivid dream, but I do not believe it was, my recollection is of being wide awake. I have thought of him since and am still very curious about him, particularly as the region I grew up in does not have a strong tradition of fairy sightings (at least as far as I am aware.)’ ‘A lumpish little man about three feet tall, large head and nose, potbelly. Strangely proportioned, may have been wearing large, cuffed boots.’ ‘I have had several strange experiences