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Today's story is called The Weirdos, inspired by English folklore and written for you by Daniel Hines.

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Thanks. Enjoy the episode. Once upon a time, there was a little town called Hamwich, nestled in the remote and beautiful forests of a lush green aisle.

Remote in this case means far away from anything else, and that was how Hamwich liked it.

The town was small, but it had everything the people wanted.

There was a school for the kids, led by a teacher that everyone called Auntie.

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