Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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"Guard in the Dark" is a short story by the American author, Allison V. Harding, first appearing in Weird Tales in its July 1944 edition. "There was a reason why the boy demanded toy soldiers, a reason to be found only in the treacherous dark."

00:00 - Introduction
00:52 - Guard in the Dark
37:49 - Further Listening
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