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On Halloween night, some strange phone calls are coming into
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a live show in upstate New York. But what's even
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stranger is how those phone calls are affecting the audience,
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affecting the town, and affecting the people inside the station.
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Is it just their imaginations or is Halloween come alive?
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There's a hill in the air. Must befall join me
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for a Tale of Falloween? You will experience tales over
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over ghosts, and it is not recommended for the week
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at Heart. Join me for a Tale of Falloween is
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Weekly Spooky.
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It's Halloween. It's the day and night when the barrier
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between the living and the dead becomes permeable. While it
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may not be impressive to cross from the living to
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the dead, when the roles are reversed, well things get
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a little interesting. Here at Weekly Spooky, we celebrate this
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darkly fun way of life all year long, and I'm
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so grateful to have you joining us on this Halloween.
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Five years ago, on this very day, we started this
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podcast with just the hope of keeping that spooky fun
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feeling alive all year long, and now here we are
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heading into our sixth year, and I just want to
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say from the bottom of my heart, thank you all
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so much. It's been an incredible ride and it's not
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over yet. As I record this right now, my voice
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is raw and I'm tired from all the podcasts I've
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been dropping over the last thirty one days. But I
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couldn't be happier because I got to celebrate it with you.
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So thank you for allowing us into your life, or
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at the very least, into your spooky season. And please
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know we're not going anywhere, so even if you do,
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we'll be waiting for you next year, ready to rock.
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And of course, if you want to stick around, we'll
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have plenty of scary stories to get you through Thanksgiving
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and Christmas. And believe me, Christmas is a great time
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for a good scare. So make sure you're subscribed, and
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just thank you from the bottom of my heart. I
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love telling you scary stories. I love talking about true
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crime stories and folklore, and I love talking about scary
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movies and books. This is what I love and I
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love to share it with you. Now, to properly celebrate
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the fifth year of Weekly Spooky coming to an end,
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we have a story from Shane migliovaka the man whose
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Mischief Night's story was the first ever read on this podcast.
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So please get comfortable, eat some Halloween candy, and get
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ready for a scare. Our two hundred and ninety third
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scare to be exact after this The Graveyard Shift by
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Shane Migliavoka Halloween Knight. For the first five years, Nate
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had been the broadcast assistant for the night shift at
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w h and T, the heart of upstate New York.
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That basically meant you do the shit nobody above you
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wants to do, mostly being the in between for producer
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Monica Moe Foster on the whnt's late night call in program,
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The Madman Marks Show. It was a chilly night when
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he got to the station. A Jack O lantern sat
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grinning on the desk in the lobby, and a bowl
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of candy kept it company. Nate took a look through
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the station's large front window at the lights from town
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in the distance. It was a ten minute walk from
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the station to town. There were never any trick or
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treaters who ventured out here. Sam, the technical assistant, and
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Moe were grabbing a quick smoke by the door. Moe
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looked at her watch, pushing the envelope. Moe said again, Yeah,
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well I know shit happens. Sam smiled and Moe gave
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her a dirty look. Moe dropped her cigarette and crushed
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it under her sneaker. The big Halloween show starting soon,
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Moe said, pulling open the door, so keep it in
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your pants, lover boy. She went in, letting the heavy
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glass door slam shut. No doubt for Nate's benefit, Hey,
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Sam said, Hi. Sam Kimbro was fresh from college last
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year when she got a job at the station, a
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local girl. Though Nate never recalled seeing her in town
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till she got the job, the fact that they'd been
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sleeping together for the last five months was probably the
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worst kept secret at the stage. Sam took one last
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drag on her cigarette. Thought you were vaping. I am
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forgot to charge the fucker. She put the cigarette out,
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had to bum one off. MO want to come over later?
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Are we actually gonna do more than fall asleep on
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the couch watching old cartoons? Sure, I promise we won't
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fall asleep. We'll watch old horror movies. Well that's better.
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I guess we should probably get in there. No doubt,
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she already wants to hit me. Good evening, boils and ghoules.
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Our topic tonight for this Halloween evening, the disappearance of
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Molly Garvin. Tommy Marks, the late night host, grinned like
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the jack o' lantern in reception. Tilly Garvin was from Castle,
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just a few towns away from here. She went missing
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a few days before the fourth of July, her car
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found running with its doors open, her cell phone in
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the passenger seat and the radio playing. She'd been heading
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to her friend's cabin for the long weekend. Search parties
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have come up with nothing. There's even a three thousand
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dollars reward offered to anyone with information leading to her
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being found. What happened to her? Can a person just vanish? Steve,
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Tommy's on air sidekick, pressed a button on his console.
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We've got our first caller, he said, The fun begins.
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Tommy nodded, So what are you thinking about this disappearance?
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A man's voice came through the speakers.
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I think it might be a stunt, Tommy.
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A stunt? What kind of stunt?
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A publicity stunt? Man. They're talking on the news about
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how Leanne Rimes is her favorite singer and they're trying
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to get her to come up here for a charity event.
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I've heard about this, Tommy. Stevie ads, Molly's parents have
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been talking to her over the phone. Okay, that's good
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in all, guys, But to what end, say Molly shows
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up all of a sudden with some crazy story. What
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does she get?
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Tommy asked, a reality show. The caller answered, everything is
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about having your own show. Now, maybe she gets a
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book deal, goes on the view. Stevie added, good point, guys, Well,
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definitely something to think about. We got another caller, Tommy,
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thanks for your call, sir. Who we got next? What's
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your take on this missing girl? A woman's voice answers him.
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She is a sinner, mister Marx, excuse me, a sinner?
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This Garvin girl. I've seen the way they flaunt their
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little bodies on the street, barely wearing anything, sleeping with
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whomever they want. They have children out of wedlock, mister Marx.
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No souls, sin, sin, sin, all of the sinners.
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The devil Steve quickly cuts the woman off, dropping her call.
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Spooky sound effects began to play. A wolf howled and
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a witch cackled. Well that was interesting, Tommy chuckled, I'm
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sure it's all downhill from here. Kids, Happy Halloween. After
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the show went to commercial break Nate made his way
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to the breakroom. He needed something cold. Sam was already there,
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eating some chips. Without saying a word. She offered him some.
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He took a big, greasy handful. This is what I
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love about our relationship, he said, junk food. Well, yeah,
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not the great sex. Well that's kind of one sided,
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ain't it. I get great sex and you get to
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ride an old guy. I never thought about it like that.
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You gonna drop dead on me, old man? If I'm lucky,
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that's one hell of a way to go. Why are
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we seeing each other again? Sam asked. Moe looked a
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little pissed. When they got back, Nate was starting to
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wonder if she had the breakroom bugged. Enjoy your break,
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she asked, more than a little sarcastically. Before Nate could answer,
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Stevie put on a new caller, So what's on your mind? Caller?
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Tommy asked, dead silence on the line. He looked at Stevie,
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who just shrugged, hang on, we got another caller on
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the next line. Stevie puts it on. Hello caller, nothing
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dead silence again, Hello caller, it's gonna be one of
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those nights. Stevie sighed, well, we got one online. Three
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third time's the charm? Who do we got on line three?
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A loud, metallic hum, answered Tommy. The hum got louder
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and louder till Stevie cut it off. I guess three's
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not the one. Steve tried line four. Silence. Hey, Sam,
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everything's working like it should, right, Nate asked. She looked
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up at him a little frustrated and nodded, well, line
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five just lit up. Steve said, shall we maybe five
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is the charm? Tommy answered, hello, please be a caller. Nothing. Suddenly,
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a monotone male voice.
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Answered, there are those among you who know the truth
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of this. There are parallel realities, the walls of which
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touch ours. These realities are overseen by the Agarti.
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As Nate listened, it felt like someone was running nails
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over a chalkboard. His body shuddered.
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The voice continued, There are areas that are weaker than others,
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where one may cross over, some get stuck in between.
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In the timeless void, they become shadows. They are all
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around us. If you become aware of them, they become
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aware of you. This is what happened to the girl?
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She is one of them.
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Now the line went dead. There was dead air for
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almost a minute as they were all frozen in their spots.
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Go to commercial, Moe said, Finally breaking the eerie silence
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left in the call's wake. Tommy announced the commercial break,
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his voice shaky. What the hell was that? Sam? Bring
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up that skit from last Halloween. We'll play that so
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we can take a breather after whatever that was, Moe said,
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I need a smoke. Nate stopped ya the bathroom first.
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Tommy was splashing some water on his face. He didn't
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look high, not that Nate had much experience there, but
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it looked to Nate like he'd just been crying. Come
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to collect me. Yeah, Moe wants you back. He splashed
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his face once more before turning off the water. That voice,
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Tommy said, cut my damn heart out. You gonna be okay.
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I guess can't go home no show without the Madman, right.
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She'd kill me if I bailed. I can't deny she would,
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then she'd come after the rest of us. They both laughed.
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Duty calls bro. He walked past Nate, patting him on
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the shoulder. The bathroom door creaked shut, leaving Nate alone. Suddenly,
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the bathroom took an eerie presence. The empty stalls seemed threatening,
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The shadows were deeper, darker. Nate felt his pulse quicken.
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The dripping of the faucet sounded like thunder. He rushed
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out of the bathroom without looking back.
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Did you hear that?
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Better check the lock on your doors weekly, spooky, We'll
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be right back.
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By the time Nate found Sam standing outside by the
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front door, he felt foolish he was letting that weirdo
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caller get to him. He walked outside. The night was cool,
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the smell of cigarettes hung heavy in the air. Sam
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sat on the corner of the brick flower arrangement by
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the entrance. Hey, hey, back to work, she asked, sadly,
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can we get drunk after or failing that, just hide
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under some blankets. Don't see why we can't do both.
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Nate looked off in the distance at town. Between the
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station and the edge of town was a small fenced building,
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almost like a concrete shack, lit by two large lights
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mounted on its sides. He was struck by how lonely
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it looked there in a sea of night, as if
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the rest of the world had been wiped away by
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some great cataclysmic event. How are you feeling, Sam asked,
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Everyone else is going mental. I'm okay, what's your status?
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That got a smirk out of her. When they first met,
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Sam compared Nate to a robot because he never showed
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any emotion during any kind of crisis. She said he
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moved like a machine when he was working. One day,
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he started talking like a robot to her, asking about
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her status. She laughed, thinking about it all day. Not
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long after that they started seeing each other. Fine, I guess.
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She flicked her cigarette into the night. It hit the
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sidewalk in front of the station, sending out bright little
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embers that quickly faded away into the darkness. During the break,
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the phone lines started lighting up. Almost every call reported
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the same thing, a weird reaction to that last call.
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Some complained of nausea. Others said their hearts started racing.
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People said their pets started acting weird. The rest of
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the show turned into a discussion about that weird caller
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and what it could have been.
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And then all the cars on the street turned on.
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One caller reported the car alarms were blaring.
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Another call reported in a frazzled cashier at the stopping shop.
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All the Kansas soda started popping. As soon as that
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weird dude was talking.
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A woman called in.
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I was listening in bed reading. My husband was sleeping
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next to me. As soon as that man began talking,
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my husband started talking in his sleep in Latin. He
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doesn't speak Latin.
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A few of the callers, brave souls, Nate guessed, asked
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them to play the call again. After a few more
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callers asked to hear it, Moe gave in and decided
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to play it. As the playback started, Nate could feel
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the hairs on his arms and neck stand up. When
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the caller said.
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They're all around us.
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All hell broke loose. The power clicked off, creating total darkness.
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Nate heard Moe swear. Tommy laughed. Somewhere in the darkness,