The Carnival Grounds Have Been Complete

Maureen was swept away a few weeks back by an enormous gust of wind, and we thought her lost. Her family seemed disappointed this being the second time they've mourned her death in vain. Maureen has also handed me a report saying, oh my, Night Vale, the carnival grounds have been completed. A 40-foot tall wheel with empty compartments, spins lazily as broken speakers sing concophonous platitudes over simplistic chord progressions. Carnival workers are brandishing hammers next to a tower inscribed with ascending numbers and topped with an alarm bell. These masked interlopers wish to sway you with broad toothy smiles, but they are nightmares, Night Vale. They