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mightytwix
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by mightytwix » Thu Aug 22, 2019 12:29 am
Drabblecast 414 – Dance, Siege, Swoop
By Robert Reed
My foot did not discover the prize, nor was I the first of the object’s erstwhile owners.
According to every account, it was a young girl who innocently tripped over the mostly buried artifact while skipping across a whisper field. Since this was near the edge of the habitable world, onlookers assumed that the object was an artifact lost by one of the Great Cranes, and perceiving rarity, it was the girl’s uncle who excavated the prize…
Episode art by Melissa McClanahan
Twabble: Lifeless yet clueless He clutches at air, runs into walls Pity the one eyed zombie Tragically lacking death perception by Ichabod
I keep telling you I grow sorghum...
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subybaja
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by subybaja » Wed Aug 28, 2019 8:14 pm
Can someone point me to the music at the end of this?
It's 'Wayfaring Stranger', but I can't figure out the artist!
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ScubaMan
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by ScubaMan » Sun Sep 01, 2019 1:40 pm
I"m getting a
Chung Kuo (by David Wingrove) vibe from this tale.
(timestamp ~20:40).
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It might be a cheesy, sleazy book series... it's worth a look
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?ti ... =895641424
Tripods?! Cranes?! Yep yep yep. I appreciated the story's Lovecraftian build-up (unlike some stories which just blurt it out).
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ScubaMan
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by ScubaMan » Sun Sep 01, 2019 2:37 pm
The soundtrack was carefully chosen.
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normsherman
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by normsherman » Mon Sep 02, 2019 9:28 am
Look at Scuba Man just getting all up inside my head.

"Give us all some Jelly"