"The Taker" + "An Unavoidable Consequence of..."
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"The Taker" + "An Unavoidable Consequence of..."

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 14, 202643 min
  • Documentary
  • Fiction & stories

This episode features "The Taker" by Mari Ness (©2026 by Mari Ness) read by Susan Hanfield, and "An Unavoidable Consequence of..." by Kurt Fawver (©2026 by Kurt Fawver) read by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome to the Nightmare Magazine Story Podcast. Enter freely and of your own free will. I am your humble host, Terrence Taylor, when very much at home were the children of the night.

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Stay close as my muse, the medieval demon Gobelan, guides us down into beautiful darkness. And now, Susan Hanfield. The Taker by Mari Ness Most people give her a single eye. This is within the rules, so she accepts with a quiet

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warning. They not, not understanding. Others try to be clever and give her an appendix or or spleen, or even hair. These, she does not bother to warn. They will return soon enough, she knows.

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