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Within the Wires

Season 3, Reel 3: November 26, 1953

Within the Wires

Night Vale Presents

Science Fiction, Fiction

4.62.5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2018

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Dictation recording 3 of 10: Office of Michael Witten, November 26, 1953. Letters to Sarah Chisholm and Reina Bachelor. # Music: Mary Epworth, maryepworth.com Written by Jeffrey Cranor and Janina Matthewson. Performed by Lee LeBreton Within the Wires T-Shirts & Posters, topatoco.com/collections/within-the-wires Free transcripts, patreon.com/withinthewires Support this show on Patreon, patreon.com/withinthewires Support our sponsors, nightvalepresents.com/sponsoroffers Logo by Rob Wilson, robwilsonwork.com Part of the Night Vale Presents network. nightvalepresents.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Amy, do you know anything about decline cats?

0:07.7

I know that a lot of people do it, but I don't know if it's well humane.

0:13.4

Do you know if there have been studies of this kind of thing?

0:15.7

Can you do some research and find out how this affects cats?

0:18.8

I don't know how people would even begin to understand weather and when cats are happy

0:24.6

apart from the purring and lap cuddling, but can you see if they have?

0:30.0

Can you see if they know whether decline makes them unhappy?

0:35.7

Obviously, Vivian, I don't want to make a living creature that isn't our care unhappy,

0:39.9

but well, there's been some damage to a tapestry, to an antique tapestry.

0:48.8

It's rescued from Belgium during the reckoning.

0:52.0

When most works of art were lost, so I don't know that there's a good way to decide which

0:58.5

is more important, a rare preserve of a world we've lost, or the happiness of a living

1:04.4

creature that is in your care.

1:07.0

Still, some studies would help.

1:08.8

If you could look into studies on the well-being of the Declod Cats, Amy, that would be helpful.

1:19.5

Goddamn it, Amy, where have you put today's papers?

1:22.0

Papers? First thing? God.

1:24.2

And turn that fucking music off.

1:27.5

Letter from the Office of Michael Witten on the 26th of November, 1953 to Sarah Chisholm,

1:32.6

Public Works Department, Philadelphia Office.

1:36.0

Dear Sarah, I wanted to get in touch again about my plans regarding the currently abandoned

1:40.8

government buildings in Washington. I have been consulting with contractors both local to me

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