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Jan 2022
22m 9s

Maria asks: What if Abacus turned into a...

Eric O'Keeffe / Starglow Media
About this episode

Fred the Dog chooses the wrong wand to chew on, and, long story short, Abacus, Fair Elise, and Fred end up on an adventure into their own pasts!

Lessons include: everyone makes mistakes, but lying about them can lead to more mistakes pretty quickly!

This full-length, original story, has three short clips from episodes 124, 178, and 208, in case you want to enjoy a few blasts from the past.

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What If World is made by Eric and Karen O'Keeffe. A big thanks to our associate producer Miss Lynn. Our podcast art is by Jason O’Keefe and our theme song is by Craig Martinson.

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