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Feb 2014
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40 - The Deft Bowman

Night Vale Presents
About this episode

The Telephone Service finally fixes the only telephone booth in town, and a submarine arrives from faraway Nulogorsk. Plus, a new campaign from the Tourism Board, we meet our station's newest program director, and strange texts from a mountaintop, if you can believe that.

This episode was co-written with Zack Parsons.

The voice of Lauren Mallard was Lauren Sharpe.

Weather: "Offering" by Black City Lights. blackcitylights.bandcamp.com

Music: Disparition, disparition.info.

Logo: Rob Wilson, robwilsonwork.com

Produced by Night Vale Presents.

Written by Joseph Fink & Jeffrey Cranor. Narrated by Cecil Baldwin.

More Info: welcometonightvale.com, and follow @NightValeRadio on Twitter or Facebook.

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