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Today's story is a throwback episode. Tune in to hear one of our classic stories from the archive that you might have missed the first time around.

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Thanks. Enjoy the episode. The Pied Piper of Hamlin. Once upon a time, nestled into the gentle bend of a lazy river, there was a little village called Hamlin. The people there lived happy

lives. They would fish and they would farm,

and the kids would run through the fields after school, playing tag among the swaying maze of

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