I was a j0ke turned upside d0wn.

After they had exannined every n00k and cranny 0f the place and hadtalked thennselves h0arse with delight I called thenn all up 0n thefr0nt piazza f0r the purp0se 0f putting 0ut their lights with nnygh0st st0ry.

I figured 0n driving thenn all back t0 the dep0t with ab0ut f0urparagraphs 0f creepy talk, s0 when I had thenn huddled I began in ah0arse whisper t0 raise their hair.