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Piece Description
When a young girl babysits a sleeping baby, she's instructed to not disturb him. She begins to wonder why.
13 Comments
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The best stuff on publicradio!I think that our friends have already covered it here, but this is great audio. Finally a reason to listen to public radio! Great job, Amy! |
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Wonderfully constructedIt's been days since I first listened to this piece and I'm still thinking about it. I love authors who trust their reader to put the rest of the story together. |
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Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penguin Cafe Single | Penguin Cafe Orchestra | Music at the Penguin Cafe. | EG | 1976 | 00:00 |
Additional Credits
Produced with help from James Spring, Jay Allison, and Viki Merrick at Atlantic Public Media in Woods Hole, Massachusetts and supported, in part, by the Open Studio Project with funds from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.







Hans Anderson
Posted on July 29, 2009 at 09:59 AM | Permalink
Genius.
Genius.