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“Through the Fog” by Tyto Phoenix (read by Dralen)

Norman was excited to have the house all to himself for the weekend, however, he quickly learns that being all on your own out in the middle of nowhere may not be as fun as he thought it would be. 

Tonight’s story is “Through The Fog” by TytoPhoenix, who has been writing stories for as long as she can remember, and is dipping her hooves into writing publicly for the furry fandom, and you can find more of her stories on Archive of Our Own as Officer Mad Dog.

Read by Dralen, the Dapper Dragonfox.

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