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A quartet of teenagers—one girl and three boys—find themselves in a dim‑lit diner, trading absurd orders with a bewildered waitress while two enigmatic men watch from across the booth. Their banter spirals into strange, almost nonsensical requests, and the girl, who introduces herself as Miss Framis, daringly engages the silent strangers, prompting a puzzling exchange that hints at something far beyond a simple night out.
The narrative unfolds as a quasi‑official report, treating the girl’s uncanny presence as a distinct “entity” that repeatedly slips between life and death, each return pulling her closer to an unknown origin. As the teens grapple with the bizarre dialogue and the men’s cryptic replies, listeners are drawn into a surreal investigation where identity, perception, and the thin line between reality and illusion begin to blur, setting the stage for a deeper mystery that waits just beyond the first act.
Language
en
Duration
~1 hours (79K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
Apr 21, 2016
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

A longtime literary agent turned picture-book author, he brings a playful eye and a feel for language to stories that invite kids to look at the world a little differently. His books mix imagination, warmth, and a quiet sense of wonder.
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