<div> <p>In tonight's dead letter, we head about as far from the Office as you can get — the Hutt Valley near Wellington, New Zealand — for a story from Billy, a working artist who'd call himself a cautious skeptic. His wife was deep into a spiritualist church and her own psychic abilities, and he mostly kept his distance from all of it. Then something started visiting their bed at night, something that felt exactly like a cat walking up the covers, even though their actual cat was nowhere near the room. Weeks later, a message about it came back to the family through his wife that no one was expecting.</p><p>Windy Wellington — Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand: <a href="https://teara.govt.nz/en/diagram/13182/windy-wellington">https://teara.govt.nz/en/diagram/13182/windy-wellington</a></p><p>Cook Strait — Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand: <a href="https://www.linz.govt.nz/our-work/new-zealand-geographic-board/place-name-stories/place-names-cooks-voyages/cook-strait">https://www.linz.govt.nz/our-work/new-zealand-geographic-board/place-name-stories/place-names-cooks-voyages/cook-strait</a></p><p>Kupe — Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand: <a href="https://teara.govt.nz/en/first-peoples-in-maori-tradition/page-6">https://teara.govt.nz/en/first-peoples-in-maori-tradition/page-6</a></p><p>Hutt Valley — Wellington places — Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand: <a href="https://teara.govt.nz/en/wellington-places/page-8">https://teara.govt.nz/en/wellington-places/page-8</a></p><p>Capital city: Wellington since 1865 — Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand: <a href="https://teara.govt.nz/en/capital-city">https://teara.govt.nz/en/capital-city</a></p><p>Can Our Dead Pets Come Back to Visit Us? — Rupert Sheldrake: <a href="https://www.sheldrake.org/essays/can-our-dead-pets-come-back-to-visit-us">https://www.sheldrake.org/essays/can-our-dead-pets-come-back-to-visit-us</a></p><p>Kaitiaki — guardians — Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand: <a href="https://teara.govt.nz/en/kaitiakitanga-guardianship-and-conservation/page-4">https://teara.govt.nz/en/kaitiakitanga-guardianship-and-conservation/page-4</a></p><p>Sleep Paralysis, the "Bedroom Intruder," and the Sensed Presence — NIH / NCBI: <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5329044/">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5329044/</a></p><p>Wellington Paranormal — Wikipedia: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_Paranormal">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wellington_Paranormal</a></p><p>We're looking for more stories! Send your Dead Letter to [email protected]!</p><p>Thanks to Mint Mobile for sponsoring tonight's episode. Ditch the overpriced wireless bill, bring your own phone and number, and get premium coverage on the nation's largest 5G network for $15 a month — three months at that price at <a href="https://www.mintmobile.com/?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=audio&amp;utm_campaign=mint_podcast&amp;utm_content=dlo">mintmobile.com/dlo</a>.</p></div>