Well, hello everybody. Sorry I'm late. Right. Now, where did we get up to?

In the English Channel is an island called Piffling. On the island is a village, Piffling

Vale, and the village has a square, and the square has a funeral home, and opposite that

is another funeral home, and well, you get the picture I'm sure. When people want a funeral

and a bit of cheering up, they go to Eric Chapman. He's a truly splendid fellow who could

make your dreams come true, not like the twins across the square. They're so depressing

and peculiar, and their funerals all go wrong. And that's the way it seems to most, that

things will always be because nothing ever changes. Until, of course, it does.

In Overcoats by David K. Barnes, Season 4, Episode 1, The Body Snatches.

Dearly beloved, we gather here today to be the fond farewell to Professor Bertie Oblomov,

whose contribution to science will not be forgotten. Now, man, who placed himself into suspended

animation, not with technology, like the usual rabble, but through sheer mental willpower,

and it worked for two minutes, and then he died. But, aren't we all standing on the

shoulders of giants? I know I am. As reverend wavering wound up another moving tribute,

he gave an airy thumbs up in the direction of Radhiyad Fun, standing ready next to the

coffin. That's our signal. Heave ho, Georgie. You take that end, and yes, why not take

the other one too while you're at it? My back hurts. So I'll pick up the coffin by myself,

then. Like I always do. Honing a skill that's called an apprenticeship. By rice, you

should be paying me. Hey, this one's lighter than I expected. I thought the Professor

was a big fella. Now look, we've had our bad days, Georgie, but you can't seriously

imagine we'd forget to bring the body, can you? I mean, mate. Yes, all right, it's

plausible, but we can't check now. Anyway, you guys have been amazing. So I'm going

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