17th incision; audio

[screwmeister]

[He sounds a little hoarse and a little uncertain. How odd for Stein.]

Does anyone else hear that? That horrible buzzing noise?...

[there's radio silence for a moment, as though he's inviting his audience to listen, and after a while he breaks the silence by sighing.]

Sometimes I hate this place.

[there's no noise in this recording but the

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[voice]

[anagrammatist]

Hearing things is generally a sign of madness, you know.

[voice]

[screwmeister]

Rude.

[voice]

[anagrammatist]

I never said it was a bad thing.

[voice]

[screwmeister]

It isn't a socially acceptable thing.

[Stein's entire problem is that he spends so much time fighting his natural tendency to madness. someday he'll figure that out.]

[voice]

[anagrammatist]

So are a lot of things.

Is it just a buzzing sound?

[voice]

[screwmeister]

It's awful. It drowns everything else out.

[voice]

[anagrammatist]

I wonder why. You do seem to be the only one experiencing it.

[voice]

[screwmeister]

Yes, I've gotten that impression.

Maybe there's just something in the air.