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Welcome, Matt, please take a seat. Oh, hi, Alice. I like what you've done with all the candles

and the crystal ball. Yeah, I'm glad. Okay, if you just get comfortable and then place your

hand-in-mind palm up, you're going to read my fortune. Let's see what the future holds for you.

God, this is exciting. I didn't know you could do this. Okay, so the heart line, that's that line

from here to here. Okay, yeah. There's a great love in your life, I believe. Yes.

I see a long and happy marriage for you. That's brilliant. This is so good. What do these bits mean?

I think that's Xma. It could be psoriasis. Oh, yes, no, that's Xma. I see moisture eyes

in your future. And what about that line there? Okay, this line is the fate line.

And I see success upon success. This podcast will go from strength to strength. This is amazing.

And that is your lifeline. And what does that mean? I've never seen a stronger one. I think you'll

live to be a very old, crinkly man. Well, this is incredible. You've made me feel so good about

my life from a future. Thank you. Cash or credit?

29th April, 1895, Soho, London. 17-year-old Alfred Taylor glances over his shoulder.

A street lamp casts an incandescent glow across the wet road. Alfred tightens his jacket

against the wind. He's sure he's being followed. He ducks under an awning and crosses Soho square.

He can lose his pursuer in the Oxford Street crowds. But then he spots a drunken man tumble

out of an inn across the street. Decides instead to enter. Find a back table and wait it out.

A drink will calm his nerves. A rush of warm air hits him as he enters. He rounds the narrow bar

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