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4. Darkness
Episode 4 of 5
Panic kicks in as Carl's dream-world dissolves into a void. Will he ever wake up? Read by Tom Goodman-Hill.
Panic kicks in as Carl's dream-world dissolves into a void.
Will he ever wake up?
Alex Garland's surreal fantasy explores the lucid, but powerless workings of the mind of Carl, who is in a coma following a violent assault.
It plays tricks on both the story's protagonist and the listener.
Read by Tom Goodman-Hill.
Producer: Gemma Jenkins
Made for 91福利社 7 and first broadcast in December 2004.
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