After all these years, a light seems to have been turned on inside that weird old house on the corner--so maybe it's better to stay in tonight. Here are some stories for that.
1. Prologue: traditions, part 1
2. straightaway
3. spillage
4. caveat
5. Epilogue: traditions, part 2
Music by Dave Lahn
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