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Old
Radio Shows
The
Hermit's Cave
The Black Band
A
man shares the
strangest story he has ever heard. It has been passed down in his
family, from father to son, and is about a distant relative named Jan
van Dirk. When he was a young man Jan left Holland and went to Paris,
to attend the University. The French Revolution was in full swing at
the time and the streets of the city were often filled with howling
crowds and the bloody executions were very distressing for a sensitive
man like Jan.
One night Jan had been studying at the library. It was late when he
left and a storm was raging outside. It was time for the
library
to close though and there was no waiting it out, so Jan was forced to
walk home in the rain.
To reach his lodgings in the old part of the city, he had to cross the
square where the executions had taken place, earlier in the day. As the
thunder rattled through the narrow streets a flash of lighting
illuminated the square and lit up the guillotine. Below the instrument
of death a young girl was sitting on the steps and crying. Her name was
Marie and Jan recognised her at once. She was the girl of his dreams
and, despite the circumstances, it was love at first sight and within
just a few hours they were married. This is not the end of the story,
however, because the angel of death was never far from
Marie’s
side.
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