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Sep 2021
16m 42s

Of Time and Texas

Starglow Media / Wondery
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Today's story is an adaptation of a short story by William F Nolan. Listen along as crack pot inventor Professor C. Cydwick Ohms unveils his newest invention: The Professor C. Cydwick Ohms Time Door!

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