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Hello and welcome back everyone.

This is something of a tradition now, the week before our new debut episode for season 18,

by giving you for free one of our episodes from our Patreon-only show, Darkbytes. The format on Darkbites, as you will hear, is much more laid back, which allows both time for discussion about the experiences,

and also because the stories and experiences are much shorter, it gives many jump-off points

for you to go and maybe investigate for yourself.

Or, at the very least, come up with your own theory about what's taking place.

Personally, it's my favourite show that I do, because there is an air of freedom to it as a host.

And we've well topped the 80 hour plus mark of Patreon only content

of Darkbite over on Patreon. And these episodes release every single Sunday of the year without a break,

even on the down times between seasons, like the one we're currently in, which means our Patrions never miss their

dark paranormal fix. In addition, our Patrions have lots of sway in relation to how the show

moves forward, which will become perfectly evident next Friday for the debut of season 18,

or Wednesday if you're a Patreon.

Now, before we begin today's bonus episode,

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