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Hovering was created and recorded on the unceded

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lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri peoples

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of the Kulin Nation. People who have a proud

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and incredible history of storytelling stretching

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back thousands of years. This always was and

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always will be Aboriginal land. Hovering is intended

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for a mature audience. It contains strong language

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and adult themes, including references to sex

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and drug use. Listener discretion is advised.

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Professor McGonagil's buggered off again. That

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sneaky pussycat. No idea where she's got to.

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You wouldn't believe what I did last night trying

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to find her, Carl. Up and about, I was calling

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and meowing and shaking the dry food. All manner

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of business. Complete disregard for the neighbours

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who would have all been asleep at this time.

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And then, I know you won't like this, but...

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I called the police. I did. Got Glenda's boy,

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Kyle. Remember him? He's down there with her

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these days. Not quite made of the same stuff,

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I don't think. Did we know good at all calling?

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He just left me to wander the streets. I suppose

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it was worth alerting the authorities in case

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someone called to have me put away. But no sign

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of the Professor. Went all the way down to the

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beach. Nothing. And I know she's in trouble.

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I have an instinct for that kind of thing, as

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you are well aware. You never believed me about

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the cancer, but I knew something was off. I knew

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the minute you woke up that morning. I said,

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off you trot, Carl. Off to Barbara. Something's

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not right. And did you listen? And look what

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happened. And now look at me. Talking to you

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and you're not even here. But who else have I

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got to talk to, Carl? Even Professor McGonigal's

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left me. Yes, Dolores and the others there about.

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Rosie doesn't visit. No, not once since you passed

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on. She made a big fuss when you were very unwell,

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of course, but back to her old ways as soon as

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it was all finished. She's got a new beau, who

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I haven't met yet, in tractor manufacturing or

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something. What's the point of remembering the

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details, darling? You know, as well as I do,

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she'll be on to someone new next time I see her.

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That's what she's like. People don't change.

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Do I? Tracy's given me a blowout. Looks good,

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doesn't it? Do you know, the girl at Deidre's

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that makes the coffee these days, she's got blue

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hair. She'd be a pretty little thing if she just

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let nature run its course, but no. She looks

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like a Paddle Pop. Ludicrous. Oh, and I saw

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the strangest thing last night, out looking for

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Puss Puss. A kind of metal ball in the sky. No,

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it wasn't the moon. I know what the moon looks

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like, thank you. No. It was the loveliest, shiniest

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thing. Clicking. Like it was trying to talk.

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Like a whale. You know those whale clicks? Oh

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dear, listen to me. What will the ladies think?

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Let's just keep this between the two of us, shall

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we, Carl? No, it was the most marvellous thing.

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I don't know who it was talking to. Hope it got

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the message across. Oh, will you look at that?

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Look who's decided to show their face. Hello,

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Professor. Hello, you. You're a silly thing.

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Carl and I were just talking about you, weren't

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we? You had me very worried. I can just imagine

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you sitting under a bush cleaning your bits,

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completely ignoring me all night. I suppose you

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want a little tuna treat, do you? Are you buggering

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off again? Are you going to lurk around here

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all day? You'd think I'd get some rest at my

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age. No, visitors at all hours around here, it

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never stops. Alright, in you come then, in you

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come. Come say hello to Carl. Oh, he's just left.

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Just you and me again, puss puss. Just you and me.

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Hovering is written and directed by Alex Duncan.

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It was produced by Alex Duncan and Clea Frost.

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This episode was performed by Brianagh Curran.

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Sound design and mixing by Clea Frost. Music

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by Audrey Vixen. Cover art by Phoenix Waddell.

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Full credits and more information available in

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our show notes.