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Welcome.

I am E.G. Marshall.

Welcome to the sound of suspense, to the fear you can hear.

Our tale is a blood-freezing story inspired by a nursery rhyme, a sweet, simple

song. Ring a ring of roses, a pocket full of poses, acho, acho, we all fall down.

It sounds young and innocent, doesn't it? But it is very old and very sinister. For the ring a ring of roses were the splotches that first appeared on the faces of those

afflicted during the black plague. The pocketful of poses were the herbs that were carried, hopefully to ward off the fatal disease.

The sneezing sounds, Achoo! Achoo!

With the sounds of the final spasms.

And we all fall down was...

Well, you can guess.

... fall down was, well, you can guess. Our mystery drama, A Ring of Roses, was written especially for the radio mystery theater by

S.J. Wilson and stars Linus O'Connor. I'll be back shortly with Act

One.

Science has brought most plagues under control, but not so those other epidemics of the past,

those that plague us with their unseen, unknown, and unexpected terrors.

And such is the tale of terror you're about to hear.

Draw close to the guttering candle, for you will receive no warmth from a ring of roses.

You know, George, I've heard about this place so often from Helena.

I'm just dying to see her home.

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