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Speaker 1: the next episode of Lead the Lit. But before we

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Speaker 1: I'm on my way home after a horrible night asking myself,

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Speaker 1: tig what's so bad about the lip killer being back

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Speaker 1: and the principal block being's latest thick. Not to mention

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Speaker 1: this is already the second real life dead body you've

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Speaker 1: seen to that a side of a low grade police

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Speaker 1: two from Detective Carver and her crew. I mean, I

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Speaker 1: get it. I pocketed some evidence and was slow handing

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Speaker 1: it over, But it's not like the Hollow Falls p

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Speaker 1: D have a sterling track record when it comes to

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Speaker 1: doing actual detective work. I was just trying to right now.

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Speaker 1: I'm all about that chill playlist, gigantic tub of ice cream,

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Speaker 1: and no more visions of primsible blocks face. I wanna,

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Speaker 1: I wanna give us? Are you away? Bad day made

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Speaker 1: way worse day Friday, as I was, nothing wakes you

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Speaker 1: and a note, always a note. It read Tig, I

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Speaker 1: see you. It was a warning, but I won't let

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Speaker 1: the lit Killer take away another person I care about.

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Speaker 1: I'm Tig Torres and this is lethal lit Hollow Falls

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Speaker 1: is reeling, and this podcast is the only thing giving

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Speaker 1: me life. Right now, the lit Killer has claimed two

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Speaker 1: new victims, class mate Tony del Canto and Hollow Falls

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Speaker 1: High Principal Ronald Block. On top of that, the cops

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Speaker 1: rated the talent offices, grabbed the Antbeth tapes and my laptop.

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Speaker 1: Shout out to town snitch Ella for that last bit.

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Speaker 1: In the wake of Block's murder, school has been closed

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Speaker 1: on a Boila. That dead Bird gave her quite a scare,

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Speaker 1: So this wasn't just a wellness check on you and

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Speaker 1: esus Solly way to bury the lead. That's awesome. Free

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Speaker 1: I thought Sam Steiner was the only person who worked

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Speaker 1: Mr Levinson, appreciate it. Of course. I have great respect

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Speaker 1: enough man. This is Harry Levinson, longtime Hollow Falls High

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Speaker 1: Beth was a sharp student and became a diligent reporter.

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Speaker 1: Are you going on a covert mission somewhere? No, just

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Speaker 1: I think I might have missed something at Principal Blocks

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Speaker 1: pairing what's your couple name? Mr and Mrs Murder? What

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Speaker 1: Blocks office. Yeah, just to do a cursory sweep, No, bigie,

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Speaker 1: of what? What was that mask? Let's hear the cricklet

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