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Aug 13
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415: Aesop's Fables: Bray it Ain't So

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser, Nextpod
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🫏One little rent-a-donkey, one big journey🫏

Actually he's a full-grown rental donkey but the journey is a big one because, when you're a poorly treated rental donkey and you have a chance to escape, you take it. Then, spend the rest of the time trying to get back to captivity because the world is dangerous and scary.

😈 The Creature: Eikthymir

The giant stag from Norse myth that makes it rain...rain. He's not as cool as his friend, who has alcohol constantly flowing out of her udders.

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🎵 Music Credits

"Hesper" by Chad Crouch
"The Killjoy Brothers" by Blue Dot Sessions
"Fog Interlude" by Chad Crouch
"Sewer King" by Blue Dot Sessions


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