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What BBN said on air. The facts are in the original report: the Library of Congress.

  1. Hank LedgerOctober nineteenth, nineteen twenty-six: Bill McKechnie, fired as manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, says it came very unexpectedly, and he declines to say anything further.

  2. Vera BullockOh, he's shocked. That poor man. Is he okay?

  3. Hank LedgerThe Washington Times says he led them to a world series pennant in nineteen twenty-five. And now he's shocked. The situation remains fluid.

  4. Vera BullockMaybe it's not a firing. Maybe it's an unexpected career pivot with a lot of free time.

  5. Hank LedgerHe did say he'd remain in. Then the sentence just stops. In. That's the last word we have.

  6. Vera BullockRemain in what?

  7. Hank LedgerThe paper doesn't say. We're working on it.

  8. Hank LedgerWritten by a remarkable young woman named Anne Austin, who at thirty has had a lot happen already, apparently.

  9. Vera BullockThe News says it prints only the best fiction obtainable. I trust that completely.

  10. Hank LedgerObtainable. Not best. Not true. Obtainable. Somebody checked what was in the building.

  11. Vera BullockI want chapter one. How do I subscribe?

  12. Hank LedgerThe Library of Congress has the page. Chapter one was Thursday.

  13. Vera BullockSo I missed it by a hundred years?

  14. Hank LedgerGive or take a few days. The situation remains fluid.

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