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5 min readScary Stories — Mr. Tweague
The rules arrived before the patient did. When the night nurse arrived at the Tweig residence for his first shift, he found a letter from the head nurse, Mrs. Bowie, containing a detailed schedule and seven rules. Cover every mirror with a white sheet after putting Mr. Tweig to bed. If you find Mr. Tweig out of his room after bedtime, bring him back and lock the door. If you receive a phone call between 10:45 and 11:30 PM, write down the message. From 1:09 to 1:51 AM, stay in Mr. Tweig's bedroom with the door locked — otherwise, crawl on all fours, because "it can't see anything lower than three feet from the ground." The mannequins in the study like to roam after midnight. At 2:59 AM, place a lidded pot on the top stair leading into the basement, then retrieve it at 3:37 AM. Do not enter the basement under any circumstances. If you hear the radio or television turn on, move to the second floor immediately.
The Patient and the Routine
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What you'll learn
- 1 Main Outline
- 2 (00:00) **Opening and Job Setup** - The narrator describes his background leaving the military, struggling with jobs, and accepting a position as a night nurse for a 104-year-old catatonic patient named Rudolf Tweig
- 3 (02:09) **Arrival and the Seven Rules** - The narrator arrives at the empty house and finds a letter from head nurse Mrs. Bowie containing Mr. Tweig's routine and seven bizarre rules
- 4 (05:39) **First Impressions of Mr. Tweig** - The narrator meets the frail, deathly pale patient in the parlor and begins the nightly routine
- 5 (07:04) **The Study and the Mannequins** - The narrator moves Mr. Tweig to the study, plays an audio tape labeled AF029, and examines two unsettling mannequins named Edda and Nina
- 6 (09:12) **Strange Sounds and the Phone Call** - The narrator hears unexplained giggling or crying from the walls, then receives a disturbing phone call at 10:49 PM
- 7 (11:13) **The Mysterious Cut** - While checking on Mr. Tweig, the narrator feels a sharp burning on his forehead and discovers blood streaming from a cut
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Show Notes
I used to be a night nurse with 7 simple rules to follow, I failed...
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