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1-800-The Hill of Dreams · 1-800-1800

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  SPEAKER_00: Ring, ring.
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  SPEAKER_00: Hello.
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  SPEAKER_00: Is this Hill of Dreams?
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  SPEAKER_00: Yes.
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  Arthur Macken's forgotten classic of horror,
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  supernatural,
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  freaky,
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  existential.
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  I was trying to be spooky when I answered,
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  but I think it just sounded like distress.
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  SPEAKER_00: I was like moving on.
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  SPEAKER_01: Yes.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is Hill of Dreams.
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  SPEAKER_01: This is Hill of Dreams.
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  SPEAKER_00: That is so awesome.
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  SPEAKER_00: This is Hill of Dreams.
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  SPEAKER_00: For those of us joining us for a second visually, look how cute it is.
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  SPEAKER_00: And this is 1-800-1800.
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  SPEAKER_00: Hello, you've reached 1-800-1800.
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  SPEAKER_00: 1-800-1800.
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  SPEAKER_00: I have a burning question.
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  SPEAKER_00: Brought to you by Mandy Lyon Press.
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  SPEAKER_00: My name is Mabel.
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  SPEAKER_00: And my name is Madeline.
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  SPEAKER_00: And together we reissue forgotten classics from the 19th century,
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  SPEAKER_00: mostly written by women,
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  but actually The Hill of Dreams represents a new chapter in the
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  Mandy Lyon history.
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  SPEAKER_00: We're also publishing books by weird guys.
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  SPEAKER_00: I am coming out today as a men's rights advocate.
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  SPEAKER_00: You've never hit in that fact.
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  SPEAKER_00: I know.
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  SPEAKER_00: I love men.
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  SPEAKER_00: You love men.
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  SPEAKER_00: I was actually thinking today about how I don't love men.
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  SPEAKER_01: Yes, you do.
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  SPEAKER_00: You love certain men.
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  SPEAKER_00: I love certain men for sure.
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  SPEAKER_01: I love men generally, but not specifically.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, that's actually the difference between us.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
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  SPEAKER_00: You like them as a concept.
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  SPEAKER_00: I like them in practice.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
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  SPEAKER_00: I've had some great interactions with men recently.
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  SPEAKER_00: They are cracking me up.
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  SPEAKER_00: What have they been up to?
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  SPEAKER_00: They're just so fucking stupid.
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  SPEAKER_00: I can't even believe it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Oh, how they make me laugh.
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  SPEAKER_00: I know.
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  SPEAKER_00: I find it adorable, though.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, it's charming.
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  SPEAKER_00: And this book is written by a charming man.
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  SPEAKER_00: A charming man with a dark side.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yeah.
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  SPEAKER_00: Okay.
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  SPEAKER_00: So will you tell me what this book is about?
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  SPEAKER_00: Perhaps you should read what's on the cover.
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  SPEAKER_01: It's like quite literally impossible is the thing.
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  And I've been reading it back being like,
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  what the fuck is this book about?