Well, hello everyone, and welcome to this third episode of our inter-season dusty tome special releases on

Haunted Cosmos. I hope that you've been enjoying these, and there's not much else to say,

apart from we're going to continue the story of

the incident at Devil's Den. This episode is sponsored by Indigo Sundry Soap,

backwards planning financial, New Dominion Design Co, Grey Toadallow, and Squilly Joe's Coffee.

We are stoked to be sponsored by such great companies and we really do recommend that you check them all out.

And of course this episode is not possible without our patrons. So thank you to all of our

patrons and if you like what you hear on the Dusty Tome, consider going and becoming a patron

yourself. With that, on with the show. On a young couple drove through the cold and foggy Appalachian passes that rolled between them and

their home in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. They had just concluded a lovely vacation

tour of Niagara Falls and the bustling Metropolitan Montreal as a well-deserved break

from their busy lives back home. While the two talked about their favorite moments

from the past few days.

Any sense of trepidation at the mounting fog and cold melted away.

Inside the car was safe and warm.

With one another all sense of security only grew for the both of them for both Barney Hill and his

wife Betty. Eventually with the passing of time on their nighttime road trip a quiet

contentment filled the air between them. No more words were spoken.

And it was precisely this fact that confirmed for the both of them the peaceful intimacy of the moment.

Silence can be an awkward enemy to be vanquished or a welcome friend to be looked for. It all just depends on where you're sitting.

In the midmost of this quiet episode, Betty stared at the

bright moon through the windshield. Luna shone down and are hardened and chilled radiance

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