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28 - Summer Reading Program (R)

2017-01-15 | 🔗

The Library's Summer Reading Program has begun, sending the town into a panic. Plus, a tough new mandate from the City Council, a list of useful things, and changes afoot in the Freemasons. (episode originally released Aug 1, 2013)

This episode was co-written with Ashley Lierman.

Weather: "New Mexico" by Carrie Elkin. carrieelkin.com

Music: Disparition, disparition.info.

Logo: Rob Wilson, robwilsonwork.com.

Produced by Night Vale Presents. Written by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor. Narrated by Cecil Baldwin. More Info: welcometonightvale.com, and follow @NightValeRadio on Twitter or Facebook.

 

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night, the summer breeding programmes for children and teens has begun at the night bail public library this comes as an alarming surprise, given that the programme was abolished by these city council thirty years ago though parents and teachers have asked on several occasions to reinstate the programme. These city
council has maintained its position, citing lack of taxpayers funds the extreme danger posed by books, the peril of exposing children to librarians and, of course, the incident that precipitated the and which the towns, older residents, will refer to only as the time of knives. Nevertheless, in a show of civic dedication or mindless blood lust, and they really are so similar night veils librarians have banded together, in defiance of authority to reinstate summer reading, colorful posters with appealing statements like get into a
book this summer, and we are going to force you into a good book this summer and you are going to get inside this book, and you're going to close it on you, and there is nothing new do about. It have appeared overnight, round? The library entrance and in local shops and business is all supporting the clever tagline catch. The flesh eating reading bacteria the sheriff secret police have responded by interrogating the proprietors of businesses, worthy posters have appeared and I removing and confiscating the posters themselves, although to be honest listeners, the graphic design work is really cute, I mean, have you seen them the little flesh
eating germ with his son hat and library. Book using a screaming semi skeletal human victim. As a beach chair, turrible after fierce debate today, the City Council has officially declared murder illegal, a crime at has, until this point been handled using informal vigilante squads, the head of one That's squad, Vincent Large of God, album and Sacco argued that night ale has gotten along just fine for years without the government meddling in murder, investigation or punishment do sometimes catch the wrong guy said Vincent Shore most of the time
we're, not sure we ve ever caught a guilty one. Usually we just grab first person. We see one time we I do a rest, the dead body It got away. Proposal so. The bill argued that most things at night veil are already illegal anyway, so citizens would hardly even notice the change the law. All goes into effect in two weeks and citizens are advised to get any necessary murders done before then, although there will be a three day, grace period after the deadline for those who are forgetful or whose victims are hard to catch, some summer tips to beat the heat first off. Have you tried to reason with the heat here
hence temperatures angels and chairs, are all equally real. Oh and sentient, which is to say We are all not real, nor are any of us actually sentient, but give reason a shot. It is never not once in history worked, but it might just work this time, if the heat won't listen to reason, try. Denying that it's hot dozen seem hot today, you might say Eighty, your profusely sweating neighbour old. Surely even you could continue slipping on a sweater and making an exaggerated bur noise as the glue
during son plants the idea of cancer in your skin, and if denial does not work, then your best bet, as with all problems in life, is exhausted resignation. This has been summer tips to beat the heat and now a public service announcement. Here is a brief list of everything that is helpful: the sheriffs secret police clouds, anger, the city council, affection, falling just short of love ceiling fans.
Love, others, sundry, organs, laws, government helicopters, the two thousand five plunder accord secrets whispers. Ultimately, nothing Anything not specifically named in this list should be considered, not helpful and potentially dangerous. It's not just good sense. It's the law! An update on these summer reading situation. Fourteen young people we'll between the ages of five and seventeen, have already been reported missing and our feared to be in the. Public library and possibly learning attempts by these sheriffs secret police to enter the library rescued the missing child,
drain and put an end to all summer, reading activities have failed as all doors and windows have seriously disappeared from the library exterior just like it was before the reservations our tax dollars paid for those doors and windows, and we shouldn't be expected to stand before library administrators just decide to disappear them on a whim even for a valid reason like jealously regarding their possession of our stolen children without at least putting the issue to a popular vote anyway. In light of this development, The city council has declared a level orange fear four alert. They advised that all night veil citizens avoid the public library and provide the
council with any information they may have on the whereabouts of the missing children. On librarians secret weakness is or on good books. They ve, read lately any citizens who admit to having read good books, the council added in an impromptu press conference, televised from a book proof bunker, we'll be immediately scheduled for re education and subsequent DE education, the show secret police, meanwhile, have instituted a curfew for the entire town effective immediately, after seven p m, all minors should be at home and under adult supervision and absolutely no reading researching, mine information seeking, educate
No games, documentary television or have a lifelong love of learning will be permitted as their catchy new slogan puts it once it gets dark. Forget everything you ever knew and be silent. Words belong to our enemies and Our enemies are words, so be as mute and or as a bone? Bleached clean by our desert, sign by our desert? Sign the police, it also stated that any night they'll citizen encountering a librarian an entity suspected of being a librarian or any excessive the organised and helpful individual with a working comprehend
of information systems is encouraged to shoot on site. They also added that this goes for teachers as well. Send what the hell as long as we're at it will have further update on this story as it develops and now a word from our sponsors. Congratulations! You are legible for a free, thirty day trial. This free thirty Today, trial comes with every thing you need, including a free the arrest, free charges free, arraignment and free conviction, guaranteed shit in handling, not included defence lawyer, also not included. We have you surrounded
the more you struggle, though worse, it will be, for you put that down. Put it down. Put that down this message brought to you whether you, like it or not. The Freemasons have announced some changes to their hierarchy. These changes are the following, whereas before Freemasons were under the authority of the stone masons worldwide. They will now, I'll, be an independent subsidiary of the hallowed Mason Council, which itself will be split into four branches, corresponding with IE for directions. We glance when nervous the hallowed recent council will also provide guidance and financial support to the Retail masons Wholesale Masons Andy Discount Masons, except in cases involving Inter masonry disputes, which way
as before, be subject to these small brotherhood of the large chamber, the large brotherhood of small chamber or the proper, Fitted Brotherhood depending on the path discerned in bones, cast by a fully licence member of the May Sonic Drone Legion or what, of their proxies now, of course, masons will continue their proud, fraternal associations with the Illuminati. However, The Illuminati will itself be splitting into ten distinct factions as follows: Red Green Eagle fact for the real Illuminati. Other real Illuminati right again alpha, wind, hind and angry man brand frozen foods, officially sponsored Illuminati. This split
we'll be overseen by the Council of three, which will be supported by the Council of five and me deterred by the Council of zero elections the council of Zero will be held. Never it will result in nothing Cautionary funds for the Illuminati and Freemason Alliance Committee will be fun through a number of secret bank accounts, their numbers known to no one and theirs secrets kept for ever all of this? is in accordance with the general secret agreement of the General secret alliance of the agenda, secret community, representing oh brotherhoods and organizations obscure and hidden including harpoon league, the flying, Kate, the sick, ancient truths- Andy,
gentle underground. The freeway. Since would also like to remind you that none of this may be known to you and that they are I'm telling you this to demonstrate your Fragile mind which bear leap first the words as they were spoken and have already forgotten. The secrets contained just moments later, You will never know anything, and you will not even know that. Breaking news, despite the best efforts. The sheriff secret police and citizen ree. We have received com, formation that over a hundred, children and adolescents have disappeared from their homes beds, part time jobs or summer forced labour camps and are now presumed to be inside the night veil, public library and subject to these
reading programme, unfortunately It is my sad duty to announce that this includes in Turn Paolo a high school junior, who's, been helping to organise the radio station archives over the summer months to the parents and Emily of Paolo. Our hearts go out to you in this time of fear and uncertainty as in all other times of fear and uncertainty, which is all of them really. May you find comfort in the knowledge that though your son may have been lost in the library, at least he, unlike many of his peers, actually went inside one of those at least one. The situation has wait hold on just one moment. I beg your pardon listeners
but I have just received alarming news and alert citizen. Called in to report in humans rigging pick me sounds and a copyright, rotten smell of Gore and viscera com, funding now sealed and impenetrable night veil, public library, which are, of course, all fairly standard elements of the summer, really the programme, as described in library, directors, original proposal, painful it may be, it seems that all we can do now. As so then in our dull, blinkered lives below a microcosm of horror and beauty, is wait, wait and hope. And know that our hopes are immaterial and powerless, and our wishes will go
unheard by the indifferent multitude of stars, if indeed they the star are even real, but there are still some tea. Efforts that remain to us. While we wait small timing bubbles to distract us from the endless march of time towards events, we have no control over and outcomes never imagined, and so these gentlemen. I give you the weather, mine,
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This Justine listeners, we have received reports, the entrances to the night veil, public library have reappeared. And the missing children have begun to emerge from inside the building. The chill Men have been described as wild eyed feral some staggering, upright and some running on all fours like animals, caked in a fluvial and far more emaciated than the time of their absence would seem to account for, but otherwise well healthy and unharmed. At the head of the dazed and shambles. Pack, was their apparent chosen leader twice of your old Tom Flynn her mouth clenched in a below
crusted snarl and carry the severed head of a librarian in one hand, and a Gore street sticker charge in the other eye witnesses dared to get close enough to read. The chart reported that two Mika, even finished cried the beloved country which is very impressive for her reading level well done to meagre. Indeed, congratulations are in order for all the young people of night veil who participated in these summer. Reading programme for proving that neither abduction nor captivity. Neither horrors beyond imagining, nor and Neil, your vocabulary can prevent it From embracing the pleasures of Bell Lettre here's to you, boys
girls and remember. Even while we congratulate to make up for winning your loyalty with her sophisticated comprehension and Extreme of Berserker violence that the real victory won today has been Ford literacy stay to next for our countdown of last words from stop telling me how to drive all the way to it's. Ok, it's ok! It's ok! Good night night veil, good night. Welcome tonight fail as the production of night they'll presents. This episode was written by
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