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May 2024
39m 22s

The Power of Darkness - Unpleasant Dream...

Cassandra Harold with Jim Harold Media
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This week on Unpleasant Dreams we dive into an eerie tale that tests the boundaries of darkness and the sway it holds over the mind. Our story is Edith Nesbit's "The Power of Darkness." "The Power of Darkness" by Edith Nesbit, originally published 1905 and is in the Public Domain. Our narrator is Cassandra Harold. Link: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33028 ... Show More
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