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Aug 2024
1h 53m

Michael Swanwick - Stations of the Tide

DEATH // SENTENCE
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We definitely didn't record this three months ago and only remembered to post this now! Langdon's computer definitely didn't die at the end! Stations of the Tide is DEFINITELY an excellent and weird book and Spring is definitely NOT the best season (that last part is true, actually)! Music played - BIG | BRAVE - I felt a funeral https://bigbrave.bandcamp.c ... Show More
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