The Alchemyst

CHAPTER FORTY

MOVIE COMPANY CAUSES MAYHEM IN SCENIC OJAI

The latest in a long line of horror movies from Enoch Studios caused traffic

mayhem and more than a little confusion in downtown Ojai yesterday. The

special effects were a bit too realistic for some locals, and emergency

services were inundated with calls from people who claimed that the dead were

walking the streets.

John Dee, chairman of Enoch Films, a division of Enoch Enterprises,

apologized profusely for the confusion, blaming it on a power outage and an

unseasonable fog that swept in as they were about to shoot a scene from their

new movie. It certainly made the extras look extra-scary, his spokesperson

said. In a related incident, a drunk driver smashed through the historic

Libbey Park fountain and into the recently restored pergola. Dee has promised

to restore the fountain and pergola to their former glory.

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LOCAL ANTIQUES SHOP DEVASTATED BY EXPLOSION

A gas explosion destroyed the shop of longtime Ojai resident Dora Witcherly

late last night. An electrical fault ignited solvents used by the owner to

clean, polish and restore her antiques. Miss Witcherly was in the shop s back

room when the explosion occurred and was unharmed and apparently unconcerned

by her brush with death. When you've lived as long as I have, nothing much

surprises you. She has promised to reopen the shop in time for the holidays.

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