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Thank you and good luck. Now, listeners, I hate to say
it, but we have some less than stellar news to share.
That's right Johnny, we often discuss the dangers and safety
measures you can take in the great outdoors, but most of the
time it's stuff you've all heard before.
But hopefully one day they'll help you out when you need it
most. I couldn't have said that better
myself. Al.
The local authorities are asking Larkville residents and
surrounding areas to be on the lookout for 34 year old Jim
Baker. Jim is 5 foot 11 with shoulder
length brown hair and was last seen wearing a blue flannel,
Levi jeans and a bright red hiking pack.
Jim was said to be going on a weekend hike but is yet to
return. While his wife says that Jim is
a practiced outdoorsman, that doesn't change the fact that he
has been heard from for nearly three days.
There's currently a reward of $50.00 for information as to his
whereabouts, but be sure to keep an eye out for him and alert the
local authorities if you happen to see him.
Sorry about that folks. Let's have a word from our.
Sponsors The night is still, the forest dark, a distant screen a
Lantern spark. Through tangled woods you make
your way, where unseen eyes observe their prey.
A creaking branch, A whispered name, a chilling wind, An Epping
flame. The path ahead.
Is cold and frail. Secrets weave through night's
thin veil. Old legends speak of spirits
near, of those who vanished, drowned in fear.
Moonlight fades and shadows swell on the trail to wanna
tell. The.
Thomas, are you OK? Yeah, I'm, I'm just, you know.
I still can't believe Andrew would do that to you.
If Cassie ever did anything like that I'd be pissed.
Yeah. Have you heard from him yet?
I figured he'd call to apologize by now, maybe beg for his job
back. I bet the kids miss him.
No, he hasn't called. Screw him then the rest of us
have your back. No friend would ever just do
that and then poof into thin air.
He shouldn't have abandoned you like that.
Thanks I I I should get going. I have some chores to do before
I take the campers on a hike. We're going bird watching today.
Oh OK that should be fun. Do y'all have whistles?
Whistles and avoiding that trail you wrecked.
Feeling any better? Oh yeah, way better sleeping and
everything. So you're back to soda for
lunch? I didn't think root beer smelled
like that if it wasn't candy. What do you mean?
Your drink I thought I smelled. Smelled what?
Nothing. I have to head to the kitchen.
Dish duty. I've got your back but not that
far. Enjoy your chores.
Reporting for duty, Sir. Great, We're almost.
Out of cups and I think. Your buddy Mark.
Doesn't know how to wash our. Fork the pastas like cement.
Do you have a complaint about the food?
Not at all, Sir. It's been the best cement.
I mean food I've eaten since I was 12.
My parents probably want to thank you for encouraging me to
eat so well when I'm home. I'll get started.
You're doing OK. Never better.
Thomas, you look like hell. If you can talk to someone about
it, it would be me. Oh yeah, you have my back going
to defend me from me all Andrew who pretended to get eaten by a
bear. I don't.
Think Ghani got sent home? What?
This this is your first year as a counselor?
Yeah. How many years have you been
coming here? 3.
OK. Remember when there was that
cabin mix up a few years ago, a bunch of you had to shuffle
around because we were down a consular for a few weeks?
I thought that was just a story. You said something, grabbed him.
It wasn't a bear. The only reason I didn't go home
is because they started spinning that stupid story about him
being sent home, just like they did with Connie.
I was worried about the kids. So you believe me?
More of us do than you probably realize.
All right, campers, does everyone have their hiking gear
on? Remember to have your hats and
your binoculars as well as your. I don't have any binoculars.
That's OK. You can share with Phillip.
Share with Alex. Thanks, Phil.
As I was saying, you've got your hats on.
Binoculars. Nice job.
All right, kids, today we're going to be doing some bird
watching. Those journals we made this
morning during arts and crafts will be your nature log.
You'll have to be extra quiet if we want to see anything more
than a crow. Thomas we don't have to worry
about any bears, right? No bears.
The trail's safe, OK? It's super bright outs.
And that was that was a prank Andrew pulled.
Remember what Miss Wade said? That's why he got sent home.
Should I bring a whistle just in case?
You were supposed to have it. I don't want to wait for you to
go get your stupid whistle. Thanks for volunteering to get
it for him. Quick.
Now. We don't want to miss anything.
All right, campers, if you look right up there in that lob lolly
pine, you can see a red bellied woodpecker.
If we're real quiet, you might hear him.
Him. OK, come get a pencil, stick
with your buddy and stay insight at at least one other buddy
pair. If you need help, don't hesitate
to come right back here. Whoever spots the most birds
gets a special prize when we get back to the cabin.
Huh, there it is again. I wonder if I spelled root beer
on my clothes in the kitchen. It shouldn't be so strong out
here. God I can practically taste
them. Reminds me of those awful.
Where the hell did this come from?
Who's eating root beer barrels out here?
I saw a yellow warbler. Can I have some candy too,
Thomas? I won't tell.
No, I mean no, it was just never mind.
Hey, where's your buddy? Over that way I think.
Let's go find them together. Come on, you have to stay with
everybody else. A yellow warbler.
Show me where it was. It was up there.
Jane said it was a goldfinch but I said Nah, look at it.
And then I showed her a picture but she still thought I was
wrong. So I said my mom feeds birds all
the time and she said. Actually last one there is a
rotten egg. Oh, oh, I won the relay race.
I'm faster than you it. Has to be, yeah.
Always. Can I ask you guys a question?
Sure. What's up?
Do you think Andrew really got sent home?
Do you believe them? Duh.
Where else would he go? He's not here.
Jen. What, you still haven't heard
from him? No.
Have any of you? Doesn't it feel like what
happened to Connie? We're out in the dark, man.
Don't bring that up. Well the fire is huge.
We all have flashlights. Not talking about it doesn't
mean it didn't happen. No scary stories, please.
Some of my dreams are still out there.
You said you felt fine. I do.
I'm good. Nothing on my end.
Maybe one of the older staff heard something.
Nurse Carol the cook, every time he says his name, I can't
understand it. It's not Jimothy, right?
That would be a weird name, right?
You heard him say Jimothy. Seriously though, Andrew's our
friend. If he's home, he would have
called us to at least apologize. Mark's not wrong.
Even I wouldn't go that far for a dump prank.
It's not funny. I keep thinking I smell those
candies he likes. Root beer barrels are the worst.
I thought you got a taste for him or something.
Why? I mean you, you kind of smell
like them. I don't eat those, Jen.
All. All right, that's it.
I'm done, someone get the ash bucket and cover the fire.
We should be getting back to the cabins as I snuff the flame.
The ash remain. Thomas.
Andrew.
Thomas. Help me.
Andrew. Andrew.
Did you get lost in the woods? Did you get away from that
thing? Thomas?
I knew it. I knew it.
Hold on, man. I I need a better lamp.
Don't. Just Just don't move.
Oh God, you hear my ass? I know what I thought.
Andrew, where are you? OK, last time I spelled one of
these, I found root beer barrel. Weird bread contrail, but that
works. Andrew, Andrew, Andrew, come on.
I got to be right on top of him. Smell.
It's so sweet. If I it's a terrifying shadow
monster, where would I hide? Whoever I quick hurry before it
comes. This is messed up.
Fuck. You have to help me out here,
Andrew. Where are you?
Fuck it. I came this far.
I'm here, Andrew. I'm coming.
Don't do this to me, Andrew. Oh, God, don't be dead.
Please don't be dead. OK, OK, I'm going to roll you
over so I can get a better look at you, OK?
Please don't be dead. Please don't be dead.
What are you? Where is he?
I hurt him, we. Needed a voice.
We always need a voice. And we needed a body.
We can always use another. We need better eyes.
Thomas, don't you want to help Andrew?
You're you're not Andrew. You're not Andrew.
Where is he? He's gone, gone Thomas that go
to slot. Get that sport out of our face.
Oh, this was so stupid. Oh shit, oh gosh.
From Andrew the darkness comes and you can't see.
The light go right. Who's there?
Well, there. Let's bring a friend, Thomas.
Give us another. Hungry.
So hungry. But we're patient.
Predicted. How far did I go?
Where's the Tim camp? Help me, you can shave.
Me turn around. Don't mean to.
Hit him. You aren't him.
Andrew's gone. I'm right here, Thomas, I'm
right here. Throw the Lantern at it.
And unsafe. I know what Andrew sounds like
when he's lying. Is that sunrise?
It's been out all night, Mr. Thomas.
Why are you in the dirt? What's going on?
Who's? Out there.
Hello Thomas, what are you doing?
What are you even doing, Thomas? Let's.
Get ready for breakfast, Thomas. OK, what happened?
Are you hurt? I was.
I I was. I was bleeding.
Should we get? I was.
Oh, no. Are you hurt?
I was exercising. I'm sorry, Andrew.
I'm so sorry, Thomas. Thomas.
Credits to the cast in order of appearance Tory Dr. as Alan
Wilson, Jeff Moatz as Johnny Cowan, Marlin Dance Hooey as the
Narrator and the Monster M Cross as Sarah Davis.
Frederick Powers as Thomas Anderson, Aman HK as Mark Green,
Luke Kimbrough as Joey Miller, Meg McKellar as Jennifer Darwin
Kelly, The Kelhop as Julie Mackey, Rachel Schumacher as
Maggie Roberts, MB Lee is Cassandra Nelson.
Este Hernandez is Andrew Sanchez, Sox Sokolowski and Este
Hernandez as the Monsters layers.
Additional voices by Joshua Chamberlain, Martin Green, Eli
King. Credits to our crew Executive
producer and associate writer Erin Valentine, Lead producer
and associate writer Seth Braiderbell, Lead writer Adele
King, script editor and law keeper Eli King, Lead audio
engineer, composer and associate writer Meg McKellar, Audio
engineers Este Hernandez, Jacob Gucci Yamaguchi and Joshua
Chamberlain. Lead visuals artist Dexter
Valentine, visuals artist MB Lee.
Thank you for listening to 1.7 Miles to Lake Guanatel, a
Honeydew Studios production. We hope you enjoyed.
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