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Dec 2024
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259 - Chrysalis

Night Vale Presents
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After many centuries, the chrysalis is stirring.

Weather: “Adrift“ by tinfold

Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth

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Written by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor & Brie Williams

Narrated by Cecil Baldwin

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