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Welcome to Night Vale

137 - The Mudstone Abyss Part 3

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🗓️ 1 November 2018

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

The mayor has a message for Desert Bluffs.

The voice of Kevin was Kevin R. Free.

The voice of Lauren was Lauren Sharpe.

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Written by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor.
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Please consider doing that and enjoy the show goodbye.

0:51.2

If this had been an actual emergency, this signal would be followed by screaming and chaos.

1:01.4

Welcome to Desert Bluffs.

1:14.4

Hello Desert Bluffs. It's been exactly one week since language resumed functioning.

1:20.0

We are all, of course, relieved to finally be able to greet neighbors once again with a friendly,

1:26.5

you should smile more. But sometimes with good news, comes bad news. It's also been exactly one

1:34.7

week since all construction on the mudstone abyss was halted. There are still several creeping

1:41.1

shadows roaming about the dig site, causing everyone who goes near there to become so overwhelmed

1:46.6

with joy that they run away screaming. It's unclear why the shadows are still there.

1:53.8

We don't know what they want. Some have said they want us to dig no further, and that these

1:59.3

shadows are responsible for our loss of language. I think they came out to see the beautiful

2:05.3

craftsmanship on our mudstone abyss. Mayor Lauren Mallard called for a halt to construction despite

2:11.9

adamant protests from the media. The media spent the past week constantly texting and calling

2:18.2

the mayor, telling her that construction must continue because it has been the media's dream since

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