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And now here is the host of the Dead Authors Podcast, Mr. H.G. Wells. A spooky old Hallows Eve to you! Welles.

A spooky all Hallows Eve to you ladies and gentlemen.

It is I H.G. Wells, your host for this and in fact every chapter of the Dead

Authors podcast.

If you're a regular listener to our program, you're no doubt aware of that.

But if this is your first time listening, well, where on earth have you been? What's the matter? Time travel not intriguing enough for you? Or maybe you just hate books. Well, whichever the case, you're here now and thus I bid you welcome.

In all sincerity though, first timers would do well to go back to Chapter 1 and listen to the entire series in its proper order.

Because if you can spot the hidden code word in each episode and rearrange them to form a commonly used phrase or expression,

you'll automatically be entered to win a

chance to... Pardon? What's that? I'm being told that we scrapped that idea due to it

being a massive waste of time and also dumb.

For what it's worth, the phrase was going to be, if wishes were horses, then beggars would ride.

You should still go back and listen to previous chapters though and consider me dreadfully sorry if all you get out of it are hours of free entertainment.

All done, good. Welcome back, former new listener.

So yes, I wrote the time machine, and yes, I have a time machine.

You're probably wondering whether any of my other books are based on my own first-hand experiences.

And if you're not wondering that, why in Heaven's name not?

That's a badly interesting thing to wonder, if you ask me.

Anyway, yes, as it happens, the invisible man is completely true as well.

It was an October night, much like this one.

I began to hear creaks and cracks all around the house,

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