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Hey everyone, Nate Hale here. That's right, I'm back. Before we get started, I wanted

to take a moment to thank a few people during this really difficult time in my life. First off,

I can't thank my friends Nina instead and Rob Kristofferson enough for stepping in and

hosting the show recently while I worked on getting my voice back. As you can hear, I'm still not

100%, but I'm getting better all the time, and I just couldn't stand to stay away any longer.

Besides Nina and Rob, I really need to thank each and every one of you, my faithful listeners,

who took the time to email me, send me tweets, follow me on Patreon, and reach out in so many other

ways to wish me well. It's really helping with my recovery and truly demonstrates what amazing

people you all are. All your love and support really means the world to me.

So, I'm here to give you something in return. A brand new story read by me from the darkest pages

of history, and without further ado, on with the show.

There's a little cafe at 36 Blythe Road in London's West Kensington.

That doesn't look particularly unusual today. But back in 1900, this address was the site of

an actual battle between magicians, and not just any magicians either. This was a fight between

none other than William Butler Yates, one of the foremost poets of all time, and Aleister Crowley,

perhaps the most infamous occult practitioner in history. As it turns out, both men were members

of a mystical secret society called the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, which was co-founded

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