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Quiet Please - Dark Gray Magic

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Quiet please. Quiet please. Quiet please. The American Broadcasting Company presents Quiet please. Which is written and directed by Willis Cooper, and which features Ernest Chappell. Quiet please. But they are the dark grey matches.

Yes, yes, yes, I'll be there. Yes, I say. I'm here. Yes, hello. Yes, this is Mr. Barley Cornwood's tomb, did you think it was? Well, this is my room. I'm not an inhabitant of having people in my room, and I'm not here. No, there's nobody in my room. Boss, yes, I'm in my room. But there's nobody in my room except me. All right. Do they only call Tommy? No call. Well, all right, hang up and let me sit down. All right. You get me, Grammys and Ryan, one or four four. Yes. Hello, Mr. Raymond Crittenden, please.

Oh, well, when a shoot is recognized by your voice, no matter how you're. I'm just exhausted. I've just had the most extraordinary experience. Well, I was waiting for a Madison Avenue bus there on 4th Avenue. Well, I guess I have to place more properly. You know, right across the watermakers where the subway station is the middle of the street kind of? You know, I was waiting there for a Madison Avenue bus, and you know, on our second-hand bookstores on 4th Avenue, they have tables outside, carry away these classic 6 for 50 cents. Wait a minute, I'm going to live in there. Somebody's a girl. Somebody interrupts my car. Well, when I was done, he did that. I was better. I'm better to go kid again. There wasn't anybody, Norman. I mean, it was some kid or something. Hello, Norman. Norman, are you there? Hello, Norman.

Wouldn't that treat you somebody kind of saw? Hello. Hello, Officer. Hello, you kind of saw. You did too. 50 Grammys and Ryan, one or four four, again. Wait a minute. I'm not going to do it again. I remember seeing Ryan, one or four four, and make it snappy too. That kid's at the door again. Hello, oh, hello, Norman. We were cut off, weren't we? Well, I went to the drawer, and yes, I know. Well, I was waiting for the bus. Oh, yes, I did say that, didn't I? And about the second-hand books. Well, I brought up books. Yes, I did. 35 cents. You guess. No. No. No, you give up. Magic. No, no, no, not Patrick's magic. Real magic. Black magic, just like real. Sure.

I nearly broke my neck up my way past him. I was walking along, reading a lot, I got off the mattress and I had the bus. I fell over a cat. Cat, C-A-T, cat, black as the eighth of the stage. Wouldn't that freeze you? Oh, but that isn't anything. Somebody followed me. Wait a minute, I wonder if that could be him that was at the door. Do you suppose... Oh, no, it's that little jussle of silver that lives down the hall. He always wants to sell me cigars. cigars. I have the famous idea where he gets them. I think he pushes them from somewhere, the little dickens. No, wait, Norman, I want to read to you from the magic book. But it's fabulous, Norman. You want to know how to give people walks? No, I suppose not. Wait, how to write a book? Well, that's the girl. Oh, wait. How to make these dready spirits appear from beyond these yee beyond these? Oh, boy. Listen to this. Yindah would raise up a naughty spirit to teach the all the secrets of evil them.

Don't must need... Wait a minute, Norman, I've got to clap on my leg. Wait, life's a down. Ah, must need... Well, for goodness sake, listen to this. Ah, my sweet first stumble unawares over a catty. It's about C-A-T-T-E, Norman. A catty of the blackest tune. Hmm? Imagine, Norman. But I did trip over a black catty. Wait, listen to this. Over a black catty, the cat. Now, I saw this read the 40th page of this e-bookie. And this. Wait, listen to the page 40. Oh, let's you dinner, say the one run away. 37, 38, 39, 40. Look, that ought to be chiggered. That would be absolutely comprehensively, tea-towelty, jiggered, if that was from the coincidence. Norman, that's the very page I was... Norman, do you smell anything?

No, that's right. How could you smell on the telephone? I smell something, though. Why something running? Good, I should suppose it's brimstone? Are you listening? Wait till I find my place again. Here. Then must I place dialects from... And I write here. Hmm, hmm. And close dialects I and say, honor if these... Remember what I would honor if these cabillets... Have I ever caked cats if you ever hear a word like that? I'm an if these cabillets shooting. I'm an if these cabillets shooting. What'd you say, Norman? Explosion? Well, I didn't hear anything. So I must be blasting in the street or something. There is somebody at the door. Wait a minute, Norman. Don't go just a little bit. Get out of bed quickly.

I'm right here. Well... Hello. Well, hello yourself. What do you want? You're making my way to find the coin, certainly. I'm for you. You're not just a superman. You know what I'm saying? Well, come in. Thanks. Well... All right, little boy. What's your funny? I know little boy, Mr. Miley Corn. What? Marritor? You, you mean? A farm? I am not. You get out of here, you little devil. That's better. Well, for all the stuff being such a silly fool, Marritor. It just call me, didn't you? Call you? Idiot, you're just kept over a cat, a black cat. You are reading the book and then you said the word. Yeah! Go finish your phone conversation with Lumen Kritten, Marritor. Then you and I will call. But I... Stop?

Yes, sir. Hello, Lumen. Yeah, there was somebody at the door. Scary? No, I'm not. You heard Lumen. I just... Wait a minute, Lumen. Yes? How is this a picture? A picture? I'm a desk? I'm a work-out Lumen. Oh, is this? Oh, and I... Yeah. What's that? A pen. A pen? Just a second, Lumen. Just a pen and Lumen's picture, Marritor. That's better. Just a front. Yeah. Life here is a back-to-mater. Well? Well? Sorry, Lumen. This little fellow is... How did you say, Lumen? Hello, Lumen. Hello? Lumen? Lumen?

Lumen, where are you? What are you laughing at? Well, I learned just this lesson. I learned. So? So why you wanted to learn all the secrets of the world and engine murder? Sure. You stuck the pen right through Lumen's big fat stomach, Marritor. You murdered him. You're a murderer. You did everything the book said. You call me the teacher? Oh, boy. You got a line star, murder. Oh, but what are we trying next? You deserve it. High-skilled Lumen? It's a pen for a stomach. I'm going to hear the bad. Vritor they call it sometimes. Rich, why, does it matter? I killed him? Oh, my. Why you two good-for-makers? How do we hold that one? Thank you, murder. Excuse me. Hello?

Hello? Hello? What? Lumen. Hello? Hello? What? Lumen. What? Lumen. Huh? Lumen, I thought you were dead. You watched? Subject. Watch that. And you're not dead, Lumen. Oh, Lumen is... Me? It's not me. It's not Lumen, I'm so happy. Yeah. I'm awfully sorry, Marritor. I don't know what could have happened. It's always worth before. How well? Better luck next time, I always say. Um... Who do you want to murder now? God, I think I need more pictures. I want to know who you are. Excuse me. I need a bunch. I'm a demon. No. You just get right out of here, you demon. I won't do it. You better. Well, do what you call me. Here I am. Come on, leave on the land.

I don't want to learn a thing. Good. What can you learn me? The honey's reaching me. All the evil magic in the universe, never. Really? There are 64 ways of murdering people by magic murder. 64 more? Show you how to produce an earthquake, fire, flash, sicknesses, stop wars, boss people. No, I just'm not tired. The term people are the fishworm I don't think so. Bust radio, don't worry. Well, make people jump out of windows. Very interesting, bud. God's. Bunch. That's right. B.O.J. You're a little cookie. Thanks. How are you? Well, a couple of minutes. Well, you don't look it. Well, some of my forms I do. Well, I turn into different things. Evil things, like platypus, or great big spiders. I don't think this is herb. Well, like a fish. Let's just lay down the bottom of the ocean. Very hard. I imagine. Well, come on. Let's murder somebody. And let's make somebody jump off the Empire State building, huh?

Can you really do that? I cannot teach you how. Really? How easy. Thank you so much. Roman. Okay. Okay. No, stay after me. Every day. Every day. Every day. Every day. Every day. Every day. Every day. Jump. Oh my goodness. How sick you're a woman, sure. He jumped. Bye, bye, no woman. Got a lifetime now. I don't believe it. Are you waiting for me? Just because I said W.W. Saturday said, sure. Did you say Saturday said? Sure, Saturday said. Oh, yeah. Happily. Saturday said. What does what I said? Yes, set it back with. Answer it. Yes? Oh, hello, Roman. Hey, you see. Wow. Oh, yeah. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Oh god. Get lost. Calm down. Totally. I can't. I can't hear you very well, Roman. What's all that noise?

The音? The sound? The voice. People want people. It's lost. It's lost. People want people. I'm trying to get into what-zone group. I'm trying to get into what-zone group. Well, good to seeete where are you,DIO,Lomond? Well, good to seeete where are you,Lomond? On top of the Empire State Building? But how in the world did you get... You what? You're just up there. You married it. You're the dumbest man I ever saw. You and your 70s. You know what? That's the first good thing I've done a two million seven hundred and eight thousand two hundred and two years five month and nine days and I could cut your heart out for it. With a better life. Well, really happy. And Hollywood. I had gracious. He's getting a thousand dollars a week and that new picture. The man had jumped over the empire.

They didn't jump over it. So you know how it was come on. I don't think I want to know how to fight the dogs. I wonder how good it was. We could play the film. The movie. Look, you're very hopeful. He's happy all life. What's the big thing happy to. The film is right. Really. And let's bring down a school. I know. I told you. Let's bring down his school. I told you. You should say what? I wouldn't give a lot of kids that kind of break when it's on their school house. Let me show you how to put up a duty. Some kind of these. I know how to give the people. Come on. I'll put in a fan for him. And maybe his wife will get it and she'll turn green and heaven's No. Why would she ever say heaven's make me know all I want. I want Dixie to get up and whatever it is. No. No.

Wow. Do you even love with Lohan's wife? No. I was one. Oh, you were. Matthew. I see. But she married Lohan. I was heartbroken. I still am. I see. I worry. I just feel a crush on those things over the next one. I guess so. Sure, see about him. Sure. See? I'm going to say. I'll put the bell back. I'll put the bell back. Put it again. Sorry! λΔΔΔrell. The bell. So what? The bell, to bring back a horse loved ladder. So that's worse.

That's all you were in love with no one's wife Fixed That's what are you talking about? Somebody else is your America A man of garlic Son of you done the reason I didn't do anything there it is you said over tells Come and get this Hello, bitch. So kiss me. No, my bitch is not I love you so much. My lady man. I mean I change my mind It's you I know My goodness. I sure do love you man. You never this is ever the door lady don't take it stuff I know little boy You ought to be ashamed of yourself standing there looking only another's me And I'm enjoying it lady. Kiss him again. Oh, man

I'm gonna have to meet daddy's father. I got in that my husband's oil And I love that so he just Can you hear me? Madness We're gonna be so happy She's got a fat man. I just love you so much, but I don't like your talk You don't I know if we're gonna have to do something about it. Just a minute. We give me Mary Close me I don't know if I told him my family stop a human It's you I know In America I don't know how much money you're making. I said to be good again And the style of God of Christ and do it and you and God is driving the movie How much do you make? Two hundred and five thousand a week I wish you'd go away in broad Lady, she better make

We're gonna smell? Yes That's something we're gonna have to take care of right away We're gonna Wish you wouldn't call me sweetheart, man Oh, my sweetheart I just love you to kiss That's no, no, no, no, no, no And then, mother's right, man You're gonna have to go out with me and buy some new clothes Two Five I like to fix you Well, I'm going to march you into a store and make you get a farming to pay two twenty two dollars a box Twenty two I've never let women pay more than twenty two dollars for a cute man And you've got to get from Utah to darling Now, two minutes I want you to look like a young lady. Please? Nothing's too good for the man I love. Did you buy a little one? I was too big to eat. Yes, certainly good. I'm not certain, or I don't want to be tied with me when I live. But you don't.

Oh, don't you just love those purple ducks on it? Do you? No. Well, I'll be a... Oh, shut up, little boy. And such a lovely shoulder being too. And don't you just love the Queen? For the nine kids, and what other ten of a dollar might you? Gratitude. That's my life. Well, I just love it. Oh, kiss me again, Mary. I should be love you, sugar. But I'm not about human, Jixie. Oh, we're living out of it. So you can hear the thousand dollars a week out there in Hollywood, lying around on beaches in the sun, and speaking every day at the lower end of the line, and throwing as money away in the shooting gowls. Oh, she must have just said I say, honey, but... Now, you're really me. You're rough. What's your thing to say to the bone for your little Gixie? A little. And Gixie and just make out a little pen

has a real love in it for her, Mary. And every night when you come home, I'll cook liver and onion for you. And we'll buy pie. Try some, Rixie. I know like liver and onion. Oh, you learned a lot, Jixie. I just... All right, the test, you're buying. No, love it. We'll check it ice cream. Hmm. So why are you going, watch? I'm sick, Meredith. And we'll feed home and play hard. Every night I'm looking at the television. No. Oh, yeah. Meredith, don't you want a free, Fixie? Fixie, I do not. I'm Meredith. Fixie loves you so much. Fixie, fixie. No. Meredith? No, sir, this is what... This has gone far enough, Fixie. I'm not going to stand for it. Oh, don't you love me, sugar pie? Do not, you're... You're much too packed, I could be saying.

And besides your lemon's white. But I love you, Meredith. Well, I don't care. You go back to the room. No, wrong. You just better. Now, Meredith. Oh, oh, what's that? So, the girl, that big, big green yellow bell. First, first. Oh, someone else. Who's something, Meredith? That's all I see. That's the fan still. Oh! Meredith, Paulie caught you. No, no, no, no. I'm trying to kill the bride. That was an ass you struck me. You are no joke. Oh, you tell me why, don't you? Oh, thank you, this girl. Thanks. I saw how I loved you, but now I know. I want her to do anything to do with the girl that is strike, ladies, don't ignore me. Oh, wait, don't see. Where are you going? I'm going off the moon, but who loves me? Oh, this is way. Don't you speak to me, you stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid. Oh, my goodness, you're here. That's free, you. Now, the chair. Have you been by doing a next class?

You monster. Oh, man. God, where were you, me? Out of the dog. The dog? The green and yellow bug you were slapping out. Oh, the broadsure I can change my stuff into things. Think? Oh, God. Have you seen the dog? Oh, man. God, yeah. Where were you, me? Out of the dog. The broadsure I can change my stuff into things. Think? The broadsure I can change my stuff into a bug. You nearly got squashed. I jumped. The boy is your smacker nose. I think I've got enough of you two, broadsure. Not for you, thanks, broadsure. You get out of here, you know what I mean? I can't. Look, you better. I'm a desperate man. You can't hurt me. I can too. Look, if you make a path in me, Melody. I'll just change my stuff into an elephant. I'll change my stuff into an elephant. I'll change my stuff into a chair or a horse or something. Oh, look. My goodness, the elephant. Hey, look, I take up. Ha, ha, ha, I'll smash you down.

I'm still too fast for you, Melody. Look, I can't hear because you call me the teacher evil. You've certainly made my life a misery. Ah, big, big, the bull, Melody. If you'd let me teach you something, I'll show you. Listen, dumb about doing things backwards. Look, we've got a lot of fun together. Come on. I'll show you how to think about it. I don't want you. I want you to go away. I can't go away. I'm going to be here forever, but that's the rule. I don't want you. You call me. I didn't mean to. But you did. Come on. Let's practice. Disappeared. Don't want to disappear. A facet, a mirror, a blipper. A broken, a broken, a broken, got any mayor. Set out for the atom bombs in the world. Oh, oh, oh, boy. Got to be terrific. Listen, you just put your hands on the wall. You're just an idea, no? Don't you ever have any good ideas, Bosh? Well, I should say not. Thanks. Sir, don't you ever have any bad ideas? Getting rid of you. No. That's a good thought, never. Besides, it can't be done.

I told you. Please go away. Let's change people. I'm going to be here. I'm going to be here. I'm going to be here. I'm going to be here. I'm going to be here. I'm going to be here. I'm going to be here. I'm going to be here. But we need to change people in the different things. Sure, I notice that we could turn woman into a bigger human job Problem too much. Hero. Lyced�ola background was seriously dumb. You were just and I told you to say what you wanted to be about. Well, sure easy. Well, you didn't. Know what you're supposed to say. Am I getting fools of anything? What two nations did you just put into this object? Well, you didn't. I just brought you in. HEY! You were thinking of me calling him a crazy psycho. Cor暴他說 of breaking you into this house! CorRARARARARARARARARARARARARARARARARARARARARARARARARARAR- C'mon. C'mon. How do you do it? Now, just stand out. You're a thief. Maybe she could change herself back. No, I want to change that stuff. Good. Good. Can I change you into something, bud? Me? No, of course not. You can't change me, can you?

Can you, bud? I know all you can do is teach me how to do things. Beable to ask. You wouldn't change leaning if something were to pop. You taught me how? No, Meredith. It's like the end, isn't it? I run around. You can't. It's all me. You couldn't. Please, Meredith. Oh, my own good, bud. Don't say good, Meredith. Let me see. A butterfly. No. Yesterday's newspaper. Oh, no, Meredith. A box is to guard. A cloud. A rain on your. I got to last, bud. A little fog. I changed it. You had me so be. A fountain pen. I write poison ten letters about you. I've got it. What? What, Meredith? Oh, no, please, Meredith. Please. Oh, yes. No. You're not a bud. You're not a bud. You're not a bud. No, no. I'm still. I command you to become a...

A salad. Hello? Who? Yes, I'm a hero. Am I? What? Who? Oh, gosh. Oh, yes, gosh. Oh, yes, gosh. All right. Turn the window something. Yes, I know. Turn the window something. Yes, I know. No. No, I don't know, Meredith. Sure, Meredith. Goodbye. I know. I wouldn't have prayed to you. I forgot what I turned the window. Henry's close. Ha, ha, ha, ha.

The title of today is Quiet Please, sorry. It's a song by Robert Wolfgang. The title of today is Dark Gray Magic. It's written and directed by Willis Cooper. The man who spoke to you was Ernest Chappell. And Bob was, I think, say, but I changed my mind. Dixie was Miss Holly Cole. He had used your music for Quiet Please's by Albert Vermen. Do you sound credit today? My Mr. William J. McClid's ex. Director Willis Cooper. Thank you for listening to Quiet Please. Next week, I have a story for you, 12th, and the other side of the sky. I'm so into next week at the same time I am quite the urge, Ernest Chappell. But now, listening reminder, right now, the whole world is talking about the flexibility of the Berlin Black Cade being lifted. Our official sources have confirmed the story.

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