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* {{Foreshadowing}}: All the talk about teenagers carrying firearms to schools and being part of paramilitary proxies to undercover militants remind one of [[spoiler: Tamika Flynn's army of well-read student revolutionaries that became instrumental in taking down Strex Corp]] on the second listen.
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* ExactWords: "And now, a word from our sponsors. That word is carp."
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* Really700YearsOld: The City Council's membership has been unchanged since the 1800s, and plan to reveal their true form in 2050.
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* AmericaWonWorldWarII: More specifically, Night Vale won World War II. Cecil claims that the chanting of Night Vale citizens praying for victory is credited by most reputable scholars as the decisive factor in the defeat of the Axis Powers.

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* AmericaWonWorldWarII: More specifically, Night Vale won World War II.A bizarre example. Cecil claims that the chanting of Night Vale citizens praying for victory is credited by most reputable scholars as the decisive factor in the defeat of the Axis Powers.
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* AmericaWonWorldWarII: More specifically, Night Vale won World War II. Cecil claims that the chanting of Night Vale citizens praying for victory is credited by most reputable scholars as the decisive factor in the defeat of the Axis Powers.
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking[=/=]BreadEggsMilkSquick: The list of complaints about the local library zig-zags between the two. In order that Cecil mentions them: the computers are outdated and slow, the lending period is too short to read lengthier books, the fatality rate is well above the national average, the bloodstone circle hasn't been cleaned in some time, and there are reports of a faceless spectre in the biographies section picking off lone browsers one-by-one, and the biographies section for some reason only has biographies of Helen Hunt.
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->''"It is almost complete. It is almost complete at last."''

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->''"It is almost complete. It is almost complete at last. Welcome to Night Vale."''

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* AdoringThePests: Inverted; most people would consider puppies benign & cute pets, but here they are invasive pests. They have apparently infested the downtown offices.



* LiteralMinded: Cecil does actually give us a word from their sponsor. That word is "carp".
* MindRape: An unidentified individual has been telepathically attacking tourists. The tourism board is offering free puppies to anyone with information on this case.



* {{Telepathy}}: An unidentified individual has been telepathically attacking tourists. The tourism board is offering free puppies to anyone with information on this case.

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* {{Telepathy}}: An unidentified individual has been telepathically attacking tourists. SettlingTheFrontier: The tourism board is offering free puppies group of explorers who founded Night Vale were the fifth group to anyone stop there; all the previous ones moved on to areas with information on this case.more trees and water.
* SharedMassHallucination: The explanation the City Council gives for the Night Vale Harbor and Waterfront Recreation Area, [[BlatantLies which definitely never happened and did not waste massive amounts of taxpayer money.]]
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* BFG: Until now, students of Night Vale High School were allowed to carry government issued Uzis and rifles. The school board has recently banned students from bringing firearms to school and put up metal detectors to stop them from doing it.

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* BFG: {{BFG}}: Until now, students of Night Vale High School were allowed to carry government issued Uzis and rifles. The school board has recently banned students from bringing firearms to school and put up metal detectors to stop them from doing it.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: All the talk about teenagers carrying firearms to schools and being part of paramilitary proxies to megacorporations and corrupt world leaders remind one of [[spoiler: Tamika Flynn's army of well-read student revolutionaries that became instrumental in taking down Strex Corp]] on the second listen.

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* BFG: Until now, students of Night Vale High School were allowed to carry government issued Uzis and rifles. The school board has recently banned students from bringing firearms to school and put up metal detectors to stop them from doing it.
* CaptainObvious: Students with guns are more likely to use them than students without guns.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: All the talk about teenagers carrying firearms to schools and being part of paramilitary proxies to megacorporations and corrupt world leaders undercover militants remind one of [[spoiler: Tamika Flynn's army of well-read student revolutionaries that became instrumental in taking down Strex Corp]] on the second listen.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: All the talk about teenagers carrying firearms to schools and being part of paramilitary proxies to megacorporations and corrupt world leaders remind one of [[spoiler: Tamika Flynn's army of well-read student revolutionaries that became instrumental in taking down Strex Corp]] on the second listen.
* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: Averted.
--> The protective steel barriers along curves in the road will be taken down to make room for some really lovely and provocative butcher-paper silhouettes of slavery-era self-mutilation, reflective of several centuries of slow genocide and dehumanization by Western imperialists, designed by contemporary art darling Kara Walker.
** Enforced in-universe. When Cecil begins talking about Night Vale's history in a less-than-flattering light, he receives a notice stating that he must report to City Hall for re-education.
* {{Telepathy}}: An unidentified individual has been telepathically attacking tourists. The tourism board is offering free puppies to anyone with information on this case.
* TimeyWimeyBall: Cecil's history lesson mentions events from the year 2052.
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It's History Week in Night Vale, and the usual news, which this broadcast covers Night Vale's foundering tourist industry, changes afoot at Night Vale Hight School and an update on the Night Vale Harbour and Waterfront Recreation area, is interspersed with factual segments about Night Vale's timeline so listeners learn can a little bit about what this friendly desert community was like through the ages.

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It's History Week in Night Vale, and the usual news, which this broadcast covers Night Vale's foundering tourist industry, changes afoot at Night Vale Hight High School and an update on the Night Vale Harbour and Waterfront Recreation area, is interspersed with factual segments about Night Vale's timeline so listeners learn can a little bit about what this friendly desert community was like through the ages.
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->''"It is almost complete. It is almost complete at last."''
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It's History Week in Night Vale, and the usual news, which this broadcast covers Night Vale's foundering tourist industry, changes afoot at Night Vale Hight School and an update on the Night Vale Harbour and Waterfront Recreation area, is interspersed with factual segments about Night Vale's timeline so listeners learn can a little bit about what this friendly desert community was like through the ages.

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It's History Week in Night Vale, and the usual news, which this broadcast covers Night Vale's foundering tourist industry, changes afoot at Night Vale Hight School and an update on the Night Vale Harbour and Waterfront Recreation area, is interspersed with factual segments about Night Vale's timeline so listeners learn can a little bit about what this friendly desert community was like through the ages.ages.

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->''"Today's Proverb: It must be 3:23 PM somewhere. Maybe space?"''
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It's History Week in Night Vale, and the usual news, which this broadcast covers Night Vale's foundering tourist industry, changes afoot at Night Vale Hight School and an update on the Night Vale Harbour and Waterfront Recreation area, is interspersed with factual segments about Night Vale's timeline so listeners learn can a little bit about what this friendly desert community was like through the ages.

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