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Today's episode is Flesh Child, written by Stephen Priseman and narrated by Josh Curran.

Jake checked his watch, then his smartphone and the power bank.

Extended video recording rarely burned through the battery, so he expected to recharge long before the night was done.

Then, he reversed his hoodie, so the black side became the outside, matching his

black jeans and trainers. He unclipped the lights and reflectors from his collapsible mountain

bike and stowed them in his black rucksack, taking out his black knitted hat that could

be rolled down into a ski mask. He secured this in place with a head-mounted

torch and zipped the small rugged flashlight into one of his hoodie pockets. Water bottle?

Check. Snacks? Check. Gloves? Check. Extendable steel baton? Check. Night vision monocular? Check. Wirecutter? Check.

He texted Gareth. ETA, 15 minutes. An OK, pinged back within seconds.

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