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Dr. Nicely.

A podcast, you say?

I asked the young man as he stands on the threshold of the sliding door to the guardhouse.

Yes, sir, the young man replies.

He opens a bag and shows me a bunch of electronic stuff that I cannot identify

What's that? I ask blocking his way

Well, I have a microphone, my recorder, chords for the...

No, I interrupt.

What's a podcast?

Oh, right, he says.

It's like radio It's like radio, but not radio. I ask

Yes, it's an audio program for the computer.

He says radio on the computer I say and shake my head I don't have a

computer you don't he asks he's starting to fidget the night getting to him. I don't blame the young man.

Standing outside, exposed to whatever may be lurking in the forest around us,

so close to a gate that basically vibrates with ill intent, all of that would make me

fidget too. But I'm used to it. I look over at the gate and it's 20 feet of iron magnificence. Without the gate there would be

nothing between us and well what's on the other side. I suppose that goes both ways

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