WEBVTT - Chapter 3: Stories

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<v Speaker 1>Bridgewater is a production of I Heart Radio three D

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<v Speaker 1>Audio and Grim and Mild from Aaron Mankey For a

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<v Speaker 1>full exposure, listen with headphones. Listener discretion advised. Um, thank

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<v Speaker 1>you for having you over. And I know this is

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<v Speaker 1>a bit strange. Can I get you anything? Water or

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<v Speaker 1>a beer? Water is fine? You have a lovely home. Yeah, well,

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<v Speaker 1>it's walking distance in my office, so you don't mind

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<v Speaker 1>if I have a drink to you know, it's been

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<v Speaker 1>a bit of a weird day. It's actually been weird

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<v Speaker 1>few days here. Have a seat, so okay, So you

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<v Speaker 1>said you recognize these symbols. Yes, I think so. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>can you tell me what you think you know? I

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<v Speaker 1>think you should probably go Wait wait, Officer Maria, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know what you're afraid of, but I promise you

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<v Speaker 1>anything that you say that's going to stay between us. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>you won't put it in your book. Okay, I promise

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<v Speaker 1>that I will anonymize anything. I'm sorry. I'm not usually

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<v Speaker 1>I'm a cop in one of the weirdest parts of

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<v Speaker 1>the state because there isn't a lot that frightens me.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't believe in ghosts or monsters or UFOs. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>we're in agreement there. Really, you don't believe even a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of it. No, I mean I think that

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<v Speaker 1>maybe did. When I was a kid. I think it

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<v Speaker 1>was a lot easier to think of my dad being

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<v Speaker 1>taken by a Sasquatch and acknowledging that human beings can

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<v Speaker 1>be capable of such terrible things. You think he was murdered, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, don't you. That's been the prevailing theory among

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<v Speaker 1>the police since the eighties. I think a lot has

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<v Speaker 1>been blamed on the gathering. Yeah, that's what Anne said. Yeah, well,

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<v Speaker 1>despite what you've heard, Anne isn't crazy. So you're familiar

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<v Speaker 1>with the gathering. Man wasn't that well before your time?

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<v Speaker 1>It was, but they never really left Freetown tried to

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<v Speaker 1>drive them out. But the gathering is still around, it is.

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<v Speaker 1>It's smaller than it was in the seventies, I think,

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<v Speaker 1>and more underground, but they're still active. And huh so

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<v Speaker 1>the police, the police think that they have something to

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<v Speaker 1>do with this missing hiker. No, the police don't know

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<v Speaker 1>that the gathering still exists. Then how do you know

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<v Speaker 1>my girlfriend is a member? Oh? I see, her name

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<v Speaker 1>is Katie Frank's Katie isn't the hiker you talked to earlier.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh you see what, I'm talking to you instead of

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<v Speaker 1>my boss. Wait, Haddock doesn't know that she's your girlfriend.

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<v Speaker 1>No one on the forced US um that, because are you?

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<v Speaker 1>Are you worried about? Um about? I don't know? Oh

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<v Speaker 1>oh no, not at all. No, No one will care that.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gates. Me having a girlfriend wouldn't be a problem.

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<v Speaker 1>The fact that I have a girlfriend who's a member

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<v Speaker 1>of a group that doesn't have the cleanest history with

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<v Speaker 1>the police would be a problem. So I take it

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<v Speaker 1>Katie didn't mention the gathering when she reported her missing friend. No, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>don't you think that that would be relevant information. Daniel

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<v Speaker 1>isn't part of the gathering. Yeah, but if Katie is

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<v Speaker 1>and he went missing after going hiking with her, she

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<v Speaker 1>were involved, why would she report it? I know my

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<v Speaker 1>girlfriend and the gathering have nothing to do with this.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just a spiritual group Katie joined after her mother

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<v Speaker 1>passed away, and it's been a really positive influence on

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<v Speaker 1>her life. That's what most cultists would say. It's not

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<v Speaker 1>a cult, Officer, Batista, it's by definition. I know what

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<v Speaker 1>you're thinking, but I've checked them out and I've spent

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<v Speaker 1>hours talking to Katie about who they are and what

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<v Speaker 1>they do. They're harmless. Wait, so what does all of

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<v Speaker 1>this have to do with the symbols. You said that

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<v Speaker 1>you've seen them before. They're used by the gathering. Cool.

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<v Speaker 1>So Katie lied to me. She didn't want suspicion being

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<v Speaker 1>cast on the gathering again. But you're here telling me

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<v Speaker 1>that one of their members carved a bunch of symbols

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<v Speaker 1>into a rock the day after my father's badge was found.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think the two are related. Asson at Ledge

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<v Speaker 1>has been a meeting place for the Gathering for decades.

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<v Speaker 1>It would make sense that they'd leave messages for each

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<v Speaker 1>other there. That's what you think. This is a message

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<v Speaker 1>from the gathering to its members. It's how they tell

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<v Speaker 1>each other where meetings are. They'll carved symbols into trees

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<v Speaker 1>or rocks, sometimes even sand or dirt if the weather

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<v Speaker 1>is drying. If they've been around this whole time, why

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<v Speaker 1>would they need to communicate where they're meeting. They're constantly moving.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm assuming to avoid people like me and my colleagues

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<v Speaker 1>finding them. Freetown, Forest, Hacko, Mock Swamp. They're big places.

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<v Speaker 1>It's easy to get lost, so they leave symbols and

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<v Speaker 1>well traveled spots to tell those in the know where

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<v Speaker 1>they're meeting. Okay, and this is something that Katie told

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<v Speaker 1>you so she would know how to read these symbols. No,

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<v Speaker 1>this particular symbol system is only for core members. Katie

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<v Speaker 1>isn't one of those. She's not She's not deeply involved

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<v Speaker 1>or anything. It was just it was a source of

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<v Speaker 1>comfort for her after her mom died. She only goes

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<v Speaker 1>to their main meetings, meditations and stuff. Okay, I'm confused

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<v Speaker 1>this this message is for a different kind of meeting. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and Katie's never been to one of those. She knows

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<v Speaker 1>about the code, how it works, what it's for, but

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<v Speaker 1>she can't read it. The only person that could maybe

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<v Speaker 1>help you translate that would be someone familiar with Wampa

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<v Speaker 1>dog symbols. I'm pretty sure that's what the system is

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<v Speaker 1>based on. But really, you need a core member of

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<v Speaker 1>the gathering, and you will have as much luck finding

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<v Speaker 1>one of those as you will sasquatch. Why come to

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<v Speaker 1>me like this, with all this secrecy and subterfuge, and

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<v Speaker 1>you seem so nervous telling me this, Maria, are you

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<v Speaker 1>sure the gathering isn't dangerous? They aren't, I promise not

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<v Speaker 1>to us anyway. What does that mean? Katie? She she

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<v Speaker 1>isn't on the inside, but she's been hearing things. These

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<v Speaker 1>symbols showing up near the lake. Is it means something?

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<v Speaker 1>The only other time they've carved on that particular rock

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<v Speaker 1>was in the gathering? Is scared? What are they scared of?

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<v Speaker 1>I have no idea, but whatever it is, it's just beginning.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you think Katie would be willing to talk to

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<v Speaker 1>you again, even if she can't translate the symbols. I

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<v Speaker 1>bet the Gathering has a lot of insight into the

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<v Speaker 1>Bridgewater Triangle. They could be a great resource for the book.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm really not sure that I want to be using

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<v Speaker 1>a cult as a reference. Well, they're as reliable as

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<v Speaker 1>anyone else who claims to have had paranormal experience. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess, I don't know. Batista texted me this morning

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<v Speaker 1>again asking that I not tell anyone what she told me,

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<v Speaker 1>not even Anne. Have you heard from her? And I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, I know, and I I really think

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<v Speaker 1>that it's best that we go our separate ways. She

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<v Speaker 1>might have experience and knowledge that I know, but I

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<v Speaker 1>I think that now that I have some of my

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<v Speaker 1>dad's files, I don't really you know, need her, And

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<v Speaker 1>Anne just wants to turn this into something that it's not.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you mean, I mean, I don't think she's

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<v Speaker 1>entirely stable. The police files that she had, She's got

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<v Speaker 1>tons of copies, and it seems like they were files

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<v Speaker 1>that she'd gone over again and again and again. And

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<v Speaker 1>that's just not the behavior of of someone in the

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<v Speaker 1>right mind. Yeah, but it is the behavior of someone

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<v Speaker 1>trying to figure something out. She was a detective after all,

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<v Speaker 1>I know, But what is she trying to figure out?

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<v Speaker 1>It's been forty years. She isn't going to solve the

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<v Speaker 1>mystery of what happened to my dad, and it's just

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<v Speaker 1>not going to happen, right. But maybe there's something else

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<v Speaker 1>at work here. You said she talked about it happening again,

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<v Speaker 1>which Batista seemed to believe as well. The gathering is

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<v Speaker 1>gearing up for something exactly. Maybe that's what Anne is

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<v Speaker 1>trying to solve, using for two year old case files

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<v Speaker 1>to predict cult activity. Now, all right, well, let's just

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<v Speaker 1>let's just look over the files. Maybe we'll start to

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<v Speaker 1>see what she sees I've already looked them over dozens

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<v Speaker 1>of times in the last twenty four hours. I'm starting

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<v Speaker 1>to sound like an I didn't sleep much last night.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh boy, should I be making a lesson plan for

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<v Speaker 1>tomorrow's lecture. No, it's all right. It's about Dighton Rock,

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<v Speaker 1>which I know backwards and forwards. I could do it

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<v Speaker 1>in my sleep. Oh wait, wait, wait, wait, I think

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<v Speaker 1>there was something about Dighton in the files, and I

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<v Speaker 1>thought you said you were working on your thesis last night. Yeah, well,

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<v Speaker 1>helping you out is kind of part of that, and

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<v Speaker 1>these are now part of your books. So no regrets,

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<v Speaker 1>except I haven't decided that yet. Come on, a scholar

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<v Speaker 1>writing about the Bridgewater Triangle who actually has a personal

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<v Speaker 1>connection to it. You know that's too good to pass up. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>because I love exploiting my childhood trauma for book sales.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't. I'm sorry. I'm sorry that was completely out

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<v Speaker 1>of line. No, it's okay, don't worry about it, and

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<v Speaker 1>you're not wrong. Maybe you know I have been thinking

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<v Speaker 1>about it, making the book more personal or probably would

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<v Speaker 1>help book sales. No, I really don't think there's much

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<v Speaker 1>new information in here. It's the same legends as always sure,

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<v Speaker 1>but the first person perspective, Uh here here it is,

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<v Speaker 1>um yep. They went to go look at Dighton Rock

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of times, such stimulating police work. Okay, just

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<v Speaker 1>just listen to this. October one, Becker and I went

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<v Speaker 1>to look at Dighton Rock. Today it's in the museum now.

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<v Speaker 1>They moved at their features back fifteen years back. Demmi,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the worst sense of timing of anybody that

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<v Speaker 1>I know. Still just a big rock at this time,

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<v Speaker 1>though it was it was odd the rocket. It seemed

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<v Speaker 1>to be humming and informed to the touch. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, Jemy's got the fluke. Gosh, the poor kids.

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<v Speaker 1>So maybe I got something and I'm just hallucinating. But anyway, no,

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<v Speaker 1>you weren't hallucinating. I felt it too. I should have

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<v Speaker 1>told you the same weird symbols that have always been there.

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<v Speaker 1>And Becker thinks the symbols we've been finding in the

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<v Speaker 1>woods might be based off Dighton Rock somehow, But no,

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<v Speaker 1>so far, so far, that doesn't seem to be a connection.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, people have been trying to figure out what

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<v Speaker 1>this damn rock means for centuries. I don't think B

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<v Speaker 1>and B are going to be the ones to finally

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<v Speaker 1>cracked the code. You always hated that nickname. I loved it,

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<v Speaker 1>RAJ Hank Becker, the dynamic duo. I think the symbols

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<v Speaker 1>in Freetown have something to do with that new group

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<v Speaker 1>in town, the joining that wait, no, it's gathering, idiot,

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<v Speaker 1>the gathering. Literally, how many times do I have to

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<v Speaker 1>tell you anydio? I forget every time. It's a stupid

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<v Speaker 1>name for a group anyway, Gathering. Yes, I mean, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't even really know what we're supposed to be looking

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<v Speaker 1>for with them. Captain wants us to keep an eye,

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<v Speaker 1>but they can't be responsible for all the weird ship

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<v Speaker 1>that's been happening around here. But these symbols, they Becker,

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<v Speaker 1>I wish you were here. I always think better with

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<v Speaker 1>you on it. I wish I were there too. So

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<v Speaker 1>we'll do another patrol this weekend see if we can't

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<v Speaker 1>figure out a pattern to that placement of these carvings. Hey, Jeremy,

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<v Speaker 1>what are you doing up? And that's nothing? No, no, no,

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<v Speaker 1>it's not nothing. Okay. The humming, the warmth that could

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<v Speaker 1>have been anything, that was the rock was sitting in sunlight, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>in the museum. Yeah, it was a museum that had windows,

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<v Speaker 1>and the humming could have been uh, fluorescent lights or

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<v Speaker 1>some construction outside. All right, you really really think your

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<v Speaker 1>dad didn't consider that? I mean, he wrote it down.

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<v Speaker 1>It clearly was significant. He was just being thorough. Your

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<v Speaker 1>dad thought there was a connection between carvings in Freetown

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<v Speaker 1>forests and strange things that were happening. Just like, now,

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<v Speaker 1>what strange things? What strange things? Where should we start?

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<v Speaker 1>His badge being found, the missing hiker, the woman last

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<v Speaker 1>week who saw a four foot tall eagle. I still

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<v Speaker 1>can't believe that. You can stand to watch local news.

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<v Speaker 1>How can you not? It's basically modern folk lore? Okay, hippen.

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<v Speaker 1>All of this has an explanation, as I'm sure everything

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<v Speaker 1>in nineteen eighty had a rational explanation too. We just

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<v Speaker 1>got to find it. Yeah, But I mean just the

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<v Speaker 1>sheer concentration of events, like look at this here, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>just listen to this. In August to November eight, there

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<v Speaker 1>were seven missing persons cases in Freetown State forest, three

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<v Speaker 1>reports of livestock being killed, seventeen eyewitness accounts of cult activity,

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<v Speaker 1>and to alien abductions. Supposed alien abductions. Suppose it alleged,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, but you know what I mean, I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>going to assume anything hippen. You seem to be buying

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<v Speaker 1>into quite a lot more of this than I'm comfortable with. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just saying it's strange. You know, whether any of

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<v Speaker 1>it is real or not. It's not. It's not real, Okay, fine,

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<v Speaker 1>But it's strange right that this particular moment in time,

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<v Speaker 1>exactly forty years ago contained the highest concentration of paranormal

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<v Speaker 1>sightings in this area. I don't see how that's strange.

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<v Speaker 1>It was the late seventies, the early eighties. It was

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<v Speaker 1>a time when everyone across the country was panicking about

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<v Speaker 1>some demonic thing or another. There were all these stories

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<v Speaker 1>just breeding more. Stories became trendy to be worried that

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<v Speaker 1>your neighbor was a witch, or that your dog got

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<v Speaker 1>eaten by some mythological creature. That's just what was happening then,

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<v Speaker 1>I know. But not all these reports are just people

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<v Speaker 1>seeing something odd or making up a story. There there

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<v Speaker 1>were legitimate crimes. There are always legitimate crimes, always, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>just hear me out. There's this one report, okay, a

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<v Speaker 1>girl who went missing. Yeah, I know, and told me

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<v Speaker 1>about her twelve year old she was camping and she

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<v Speaker 1>got lost and came out of the woods a day

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<v Speaker 1>later without remembering anything. It's not as eerie as you're

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<v Speaker 1>making it sound. I don't remember half of the things

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<v Speaker 1>that happened to me as a kid. Sure, a toddler maybe,

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<v Speaker 1>but twelve. She went through a trauma VIP, and she

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<v Speaker 1>was lost and cold and scared, and who knows, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>she had to run in with a wild animal. Her

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<v Speaker 1>mind just blocked it out in self defense. Happens all

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<v Speaker 1>the time, does it? Because I'm not sure that's how

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<v Speaker 1>it works. You think it's more likely that she encountered

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<v Speaker 1>something supernatural. I'm just saying that. It raises questions. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know what we're gonna do. I mean, we're also

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<v Speaker 1>relieved that Francine was found, that she found her way home.

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<v Speaker 1>How how did she get out of the woods and

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<v Speaker 1>she was completely fine, not a scratch or a bruise anywhere.

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<v Speaker 1>It doesn't make any sense, And she didn't remember anything,

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<v Speaker 1>and she doesn't remember anything that's right. It's it's just awful.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just reminding me too much of Jeremy. And I

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<v Speaker 1>just said, I know she's going to have nightmares, just

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<v Speaker 1>like him and just like me. But she doesn't remember

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<v Speaker 1>any lights, so I can't. There's nothing I can do,

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<v Speaker 1>not if I don't have more to go on. And

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<v Speaker 1>the only thing we were able to get out of

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<v Speaker 1>her it was something about the lake. Lake. She said

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<v Speaker 1>she saw a woman all in white. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe she was hallucinating. Maybe the captain is right, Maybe

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<v Speaker 1>it really is the gathering, kidnapping children, performing ritual sacrifice.

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<v Speaker 1>But at the lake, something about it just doesn't feel right.

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<v Speaker 1>I know what I saw. What did you say about

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<v Speaker 1>that lake? I know that the Indian abductions and big

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<v Speaker 1>Foot stings aren't real, but something out there is real.

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<v Speaker 1>The only thing that the girl mentions is seeing something

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<v Speaker 1>at the lake, a woman all in white. Well, it's

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<v Speaker 1>probably someone from the gathering, or or the children of Titchaba.

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<v Speaker 1>You know your dad and Becker went to the lake

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<v Speaker 1>the day after and saw something too. What do you mean,

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<v Speaker 1>what didn't you read all the files this? They saw

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<v Speaker 1>a miurage. No, they saw a vortex. Okay, it was

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<v Speaker 1>probably just a whirlpool. It's unusual, but it's not impossible

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<v Speaker 1>really above the water. Listen, it was late at night,

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<v Speaker 1>and it says here that it disappeared faster than they

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<v Speaker 1>can blink. And this wasn't a report that was ever filed.

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<v Speaker 1>These are just some personal notes. Yeah, one of the

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<v Speaker 1>only personal notes in all of these files. It was

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<v Speaker 1>clearly significant. Sorry, Vippin, we have different definitions of significant.

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<v Speaker 1>I just don't think that there's some grand paranormal conspiracy

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<v Speaker 1>at work here. Okay, But why would he write this

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<v Speaker 1>incident down if he wasn't going to report. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe he forgot his tape recorder that day and said

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<v Speaker 1>that he would always copy his tapes to the official reports.

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<v Speaker 1>He must have recorded his personal notes usually. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>But then maybe there's a lot more information that we're missing,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, maybe his personal notes have more of these

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<v Speaker 1>kind of sightings, you mean, the ones that he was

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<v Speaker 1>so uncertain of that he wanted to keep them from

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<v Speaker 1>his boss. Okay, you have to admit, aren't you curious?

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<v Speaker 1>At least? I mean, wouldn't you want to hear your

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<v Speaker 1>dad's voice again? Sorry? I just I get it. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and of course I want to hear and said she

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<v Speaker 1>would make copies. But honestly, I am I'm reluctant to

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<v Speaker 1>go back there. I just don't want to. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to get a mestion in all of her crazy theorizing.

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<v Speaker 1>Frankly got enough of it with you, alright, professor, And

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just gonna put this out there. What if, just

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<v Speaker 1>as a thought experiment, you believed Anne, What if you

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<v Speaker 1>went along with all of this being real? Um? Why

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<v Speaker 1>would I do that? None of it is real? I know,

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<v Speaker 1>I know, I know, But just what do you risk

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<v Speaker 1>by keeping your mind open? I risk looking like a

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<v Speaker 1>total idiot, right, because that's the worst thing in the world.

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<v Speaker 1>It is. When it's my literal job to teach people,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't need my superiors or my colleagues finding out

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<v Speaker 1>about this research is one thing. But going off on wild,

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<v Speaker 1>unfounded speculation based off some individuals personal reports, it's just

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<v Speaker 1>the dean's don't need to know. Oh my god, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not going to keep things from them. I'm not my father.

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<v Speaker 1>The school isn't in charge of your book. You are.

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<v Speaker 1>And this entire thing, this investigation, that's a strong narrative

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<v Speaker 1>to hang a book on. I mean I would read

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<v Speaker 1>that book. What investigation? There's nothing to solve here? Really? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>what about the carvings you guys found huh in the

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<v Speaker 1>missing hiker. That's not our job. We are academics, were

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<v Speaker 1>not detectives, and we're definitely not ghost hunters. What if

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<v Speaker 1>we went back to the lake though, you know, just

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<v Speaker 1>checks to see if the carvings have changed, and if

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<v Speaker 1>they have, it just means that the gathering is up

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<v Speaker 1>to something that is business that I definitely do not

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<v Speaker 1>want to get mixed up in. In the badge, what

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<v Speaker 1>about it? I agree that a missing person is in

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<v Speaker 1>our problem, but how his badge ended up in the

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<v Speaker 1>woods is your business. He died in Freetown forest, it

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<v Speaker 1>makes sense that something of his would remain there, But

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<v Speaker 1>that doesn't explain how the badge is in mint condition.

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<v Speaker 1>Well maybe that's something that I just don't need to explain. No,

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<v Speaker 1>you always need everything explained, and it could be anything

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<v Speaker 1>witchcraft or wormhole or the cult members. Stop fipping, seriously, stop,

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<v Speaker 1>we are not having this discussion. You have one saved message, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and you need to help the leak. You're right, it

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<v Speaker 1>isn't what it seems. It's happening again, and it hold

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<v Speaker 1>end this time one way or another. Come on, why

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<v Speaker 1>are you trying to tell me, Thomas, and you need

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<v Speaker 1>to help lak. You were right, it isn't what it seems.

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<v Speaker 1>It's happening again and it will hold end this time

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<v Speaker 1>one way or another. Thanks Mom, And you need to

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<v Speaker 1>help the lake. You were right, it isn't what it seems. Hey, Nana,

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<v Speaker 1>Hey baby, whoa? What is this stuff? It's nothing? Police stuff? Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>come on, Ethan, you know I'm retired. Yeah, right, it's

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<v Speaker 1>just it's nothing. Hey, um di Olivia ever take a

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<v Speaker 1>class from Professor Bradshaw? I don't know. I don't really

0:23:16.000 --> 0:23:21.119
<v Speaker 1>pay attention to what classes she takes. I'm glad you

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<v Speaker 1>and your sister are getting along. We get along fine.

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<v Speaker 1>She just doesn't talk to me much. Well, she's always

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<v Speaker 1>in her room doing computer stuff. M you're twelve. Don't

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<v Speaker 1>you like computer stuff? Well? I like Minecraft, but you

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<v Speaker 1>like hiking better, don't you. Heck? Yeah? Okay, Well are

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<v Speaker 1>you ready? Do you think we could go to the

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<v Speaker 1>ledge today? No? I don't think so, Nana. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know why you're so scared to take me there. I

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<v Speaker 1>told you it's dangerous. It's just some rocks in the lake. Okay, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>you're just gonna have to trust me. Ethan the You know,

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<v Speaker 1>this is why I live never wants to go hiking

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<v Speaker 1>with us. You freaked her out with all those ghost stories.

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<v Speaker 1>I know. I know, honey, I never should have. Your

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<v Speaker 1>mom was right, But I I haven't freaked you out right.

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<v Speaker 1>Mm hmmm uh. But you you do know that the

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<v Speaker 1>woods aren't safe. You have to be careful, Nana. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not a kid. I know there aren't any monsters in

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<v Speaker 1>the woods. Of course there aren't, baby, all right, come on,

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