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Good evening. I'm Storyteller, oldest gyre,

and I eat your grandfather. From where I'm from, we know do-bed time stories,

and if that's what you were expecting, you're in the wrong place.

If its terrifying tales are after, well then, I've got just the thing.

It's comfortable, settle in, turn off the lights, if you dare.

Your night is about to get a whole lot darker.

Who needs sleep anyway?

Good evening. You're listening to Scary Stories Told in the Dark.

Welcome to season 3, episode 22. I'm your host, Otis Gire. In tonight's episode,

I'll be performing four stories for you about hellish houses,

paranormal predators, uncontrollable urges, and nefarious numbers.

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Now it's time to get started, so lock your doors, turn your lights down low,

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