My favorite T. V. show? “ The Twilight Zone. ” I【B1】______ like the episode called “ The Printer’s Devil. ” It’s about a newspaper editor who’s being【B2】______ out of business by a big newspaper syndicate—you know, a group of papers【B3】______ by the same people.

He’s about to【B4】______ suicide when he’s interrupted by an old man who says his name is Smith. The editor is not only offered $5,000 to pay off his newspaper’s【B5】______ , but this Smith character also offers his【B6】______ for free. It turns out that the guy【B7】______ the printing machine with amazing speed, and soon he’s turning out newspapers with【B8】______ headlines. The small paper is successful again. The editor is amazed at how quickly Smith gets his stories—only minutes after they happen—but soon he’s presented with a contract to sign. Mr. Smith, it seems, is really the devil!【B9】______ , so he agrees to sign. But soon Smith is reporting the news even before it happens—and it’s all terrible—one disaster after another.【B10】______ . I really like these old episodes of “The Twilight Zone” because the stories are fascinating.【B11】______ .

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