Cecil tries to convey the important news of the day, including delivery of some mysterious crates in the desert, a new library expansion, and the annual Bluegrass Festival, but he has a more pressing issue on his mind.
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night, hello. Let's start there, let's start with a greeting
a simple hello and then let's move right into the most exciting news, the most wonderful news,
as you may remember, a few weeks ago, a law
with the beginning of a vicious war against us by tiny people from a tiny
underground city, Carlos, the beautiful scientist
Finally returned my expressions of affection
and not in that dry science way. He always used to use, say
things like I'm, not calling for
personal reasons. I need
tell your radio audience about a strange hole that might appear
their wall. Oh yeah, I forgot there's a
range hold that might appear in your wall. He said it was important to tell you, especially after what happened in the Smith Wick House. I forgot that was a while back, so I guess it doesn't matter much now, but yesterday
when he called me. He started his call by saying I am calling for personal reasons, also
My calculations show a strange source of energy approaching the town, but not
emanating the kind of light that such a source should isn't that so sweet and
one thing lead to another and
last night we went out on our first date. I just have to tell you about it. I have certain obligations, though so first
let's get to the news. The secret police, in association, with a vague, yet menacing government agency, announced that those trucks full of cranes far out in the desert are nothing
And that we shouldn't worry about them
the trucks which no one in town knew about until this announcement are filled with crate.
That our warm to the touch, some of them tick. Others do not.
Don't even worry a little about them say the secret police forget
He said anything
No really remembering we said anything is now against the law. We re
an into bridges of unit seven of the local National Guard state.
Caution and National Guard station and store for combo store for a comment.
And he said, he's been ruminating on a lot of things. Just a lot.
Stuff been running through my mind. That's an interesting phrase:
running through the mind where those
what's going on
trying to leave and if so, for, where, when pray
to comment specifically about the trucks full of crates out in the desert? He just repeated everything
He had said with the eggs
same inflections and gestures. Well,
I am sure these crates won't
come up again and pole
was no future danger to any of US
No more on this story ever
I'm sure,
night veil, public library will be expanding
into a second branch thee now
to bail private library. This line
very we'll, be right next door to the current location and will be
Bilbil only to one person low
go billionaire, Marcus Vents. Then it will contain
in thousands of books on any given subject. An interactive children's area shaped
like a bull sized pirate ship and a biography section
featuring not just biographies of Helen Hunt, but also by
Ogre fees of Sean pen plans include
floor to ceiling windows. Basing the public library which Marcus the only
person who will ever be allowed inside, says he
we'll use too
droll nude through his library stare.
Bring ordinary citizens in the eyes, as he does not reed or make any use of the towers of books around him. Marcus continued may
I will pick up a book and open it,
though I were going to read it but then
yield to those watching that I am
holding it upside down before laughing and through
knowing the book away, I'm not sure I
and planned out every moment. I will death
Lee be nude, though the public
I bury board of directors issued a statement VIII, a loudspeaker from their helicopter that hovers
continuously over our city, indicating that they feel
expansion will serve the cause
unity by showing how rich Marcus is and what a great guy that obviously makes,
them and have you seen how many cars that guy owns wow,
reports also indicate that the night veil, private library will be entirely free,
the of librarians a fact that will be of little comfort to the many
public library goers who are injured or killed.
In librarian mall lings every year. Remember, if confront
by a librarian while looking for a book to check out do not attempt to escape by climbing a tree.
There are no trees in the library and the poor,
just moments. It will take you to look around and realise this
will allow the librarian to strike, don't become a statistic
all right news dine. So now, let's talk about the date.
Carlos and I met up an old town. I
wearing my best tunic and furry pants, and he
had on a lay back weekend lab coat. We were both
beautiful in the late afternoon, sunlight each other
dreams met in a real world moment.
Destination was none other than G, knows italian dining experience and grill, and bar the fanciest restaurant in town. It was approved
day, other than the strange blot of darkness buzzing on the edge of town, but that was probably
yet another Applebee's under construction we went.
Arm in arm into G, knows and
immediately see. Did we
no memory of who greeted us at the door or how we got to our table situated in
classy under stated an absolutely jor room, the
full g experience there
The new is somewhat limited after the ban on wheat and wheat byproducts, so we
ordered a single port. Bello mushroom, sir
rare and bloody, as is the genome way.
From the window we had a great view
but the sun set and
the buzzing shadow thing, which seemed
we have moved closer. I've been thinking,
Carlos said, ah ha. I said
yeah, that's what I've been doing lately. He said thinking,
As part of being a scientist, what have you been up to
and so we talked just
An hour bleeding mushrooms and the
buzzing shadow presence and
a blooming pangs of romance in the air which hold on state
management is apparently getting agitated
wailing around their office and howling, so
To do some more news, real, quick vice
incidents increased across the entire night veil area over the last several weeks as the people
of the miniature city under Lane five of the desert flower.
Or a bowling alley and arcade fun. Complex, continue to work,
it's their war against us with time
many bodies and tiny,
weapons cities
things are urged to protect themselves against this army in our midst by stumping. Every
where they go and keeping a vigilant watch
towards the ground, rather than too
being our eyes closed as we use
we do. Indeed,
Lady NEWS, the city
council has erected a monument to the fallen Apache Tracker
hero who died for the welfare of us all,
the monument will be dedicated in a secret, silent
ceremony attend
by no one
and the monument itself we'll be back,
somewhere in the desert, where no one will find it because
It was also a racist embarrassment and we don't we
our town associated with that kind of thing?.
And now the community calendar,
Monday will be. The annual bluegrass festival held in the
he burned out, Shell, that use
to be Louie. Blast goes music shop. Before
or he lit it on fire and skipped town
with the insurance money. Artistic
Scan Hoddan
among the ashes remains casting haunting looks
at each other, and sharing some of their favourite bluegrass dirges
legend. Has it that if you look,
into a mirror and say absolutely nothing. Three
Times, Louie himself will appear and teach the crowd. Some simple, easy, bluegrass lakes before
taking your soul back with him into the dark of the mirror,
Tuesday is a holiday,
make sure you have adequate emergency supplies and plenty of clear plastic cheating.
We're not sure which holiday it is so how
all possible antidotes on and when
day. These staff of dark our records are getting
a band together
we know a lot about music:
they'll say, grabbing knives and hammers. We should
start. A band definitely will continue over the scream,
let's get a band together, we should do that. There's
day through Sunday will be
a blur of routine and practicalities,
a series of moments and actions that we will.
Failed to notice as we experienced them and will forget the moment. They are gone
This has been
the community calendar.
All right, boring, stuff dine back to the date we re
after dinner at G knows with a slice of their special invisible non
for Portugal and tasteless carrot cake
was as light as air
resembled air in all other qualities as well.
Our waiter.
Formerly a heavy said man with a large mustache
was now a
buzzing shadow man defined
only by the absence of light in the van,
the shape of a torso and limbs
presumably
former waiter was on break. We asked for the check
and then made our escape from the
door less room by break
in the window using the brick are waiter, had
provided for that purpose,
Carlos and I
the magic of that phrase, all the ecstasy of
All that is simple, conjunction and imply, took a stroll
through Mission Grove Park. It was just ass
and the trees and the crew
out of our fellow citizens, who were
all doing the usual recreational activity of pointing
the sky and shouting in terror. I asked
Carlos. If he wanted to join me,
Before around
but he said he had already been scared of all that the empty sky implies yesterday and so was pretty tired. If you want, he said,
we can do some tests on the trees,
I've been meaning to do some scientific tests on the trees
they seem normal, but given off
of that I have observed in this town, it is a significant chance that they are not well. Of course, I could
Not pass up the opportunity tip,
form real science side by side. With my Carlos
and so we approached the nearest
tree, an old sagging thing and began to perform tests. The nature and purpose of
I am not remotely qualified to describe.
Meanwhile, our fellow part goers had ceased screaming and had
It can up being strange buzzing shadow beings,
All of them were standing exactly where they had been, but were now.
Defined only by the absence of light in the van
shape of eight torso and limbs. I stroked Carlos his cheek. I dont know if he noticed
He said the tests were inconclusive and also was perfect in face and for
and now a word from our side.
Answers.
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to feel safe when driving your car
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When life seems dangerous and unmanageable. Just remember that it is and that
you can't survive for ever
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listeners a lot
has been made about the topic of beauty and I dont think
We in the media always do our best to promote healthy self images.
Movies and magazines and tv shows and advertisers. Love
to use photo.
Video editing to make
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and more appealing to weigh falls
ideal of human beauty, and I think this take
a strong hold of us
especially children, but remember
you are beautiful old.
When you do with beautiful things full lips, are
as beautiful as a full laugh scheme
hips aren't as attractive as a quick wit think about treating others.
And those others will flock to
who is screaming, drove just peel back.
Artificial layers, night veil, unzip
that name brand coat. Those
Genes wipe off that make up
and gently, but very quickly, peel
that's good, that's covering up the true you look at those exe
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Meyer, that's
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Let's get right back into it, shall we, after the park
drove him back to his lab next to Big Rico's pizza, the door,
I've was difficult
because at this point it seemed that everyone in town, but the two of us- had high
onto the buzzing shadow entity train and were loping around town as malevolent holes in our reality emanating and energy. That made the hairs on your arm stand and you
bowels vibrate or
maybe that was just the chemistry with Carlos
I was feeling
A woman ran at our car screaming,
a few of the shadow people chasing her, but before
I could even touch the brake. She must have
changed her mind,
because she had already turned into a shadow person herself. It's like,
run from the shadow people or become one May.
Appear: mine, lady. We
arrived outside of big Regos, and there was that
awkward moment at the end of every dates where you pause
outside of the persons door and it's like shit,
I call the city council and submit these standard end of date report, or are you going to also
I was wondering if he was going to invite me into his lab
look at all those beakers and humming electrical equipment. Well, he said
pointing to his lab
this is me. Ah ha, I said
I should probably do something about this buzzing shadow thing. He said a few experiments
to see if I can save the town. Oh, I said
do you need any help with that? No, he said
A scientist is self reliant. It's the fur.
First thing a scientist is, oh
I said again but softer sadder, which is when he leaned forward and kissed me just once just
gently just before slipping out of the car and into the lab I'll tell
he listeners, I
is almost swallowed by a cloud of malevolent shadow energy on the drive home, and I hardly even noticed.
Was so happy.
I guess Carlos manage to find a way to defeat. The shadow energy as
everything seems normal today, a couple
neighborhoods are emptied out. Shore with books and food
and televisions left.
Where they had been at the time of these sudden vanishing a tablet.
A life that now
again will be, but
It would really be a weekend without that happening somewhere rights, night veil, my suit,
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