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Trolls (Part One of Two)

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Trolls (Part One of Two) From the Desk of Prof. José San-Simeon Guest Researcher at Exalted Doorway, Yet Unopened On Behalf of the University of Santa Rocha It was only very recently that humanity made first contact with Trolls. They live deep in the forest, and we do not. The forest where the redwoods grow is dark and deep, and the ground runs down down down into the wild darkness of the world. In the heart of the wood, at the feet of the most ancient and colossal trees, are lands that have never seen the light of day. Deep woods of parasite vines and pale fungi rise from the black earth, in the shadow of the forest above. This is where the Trolls live. So as you can imagine, it was not until our most earnest lumber concerns reached their greatest desperation that we began to notice had a chance to meet them. Darkwood As it happens, Trolls differ from humans visually only in a few small ways: Their faces are eyeless, chitinous spheres split all the way around by eno

Pirate Radio (A Contact for Lighthouse)

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Pirate Radio (A Contact for Lighthouse) Lighthouse is something you can see out the window, if you're sitting on the Throne of Salt . They did something with card-based resolution, which I've always been very fond of, so I've done a little writing on something they're fond of. Radio Live Free A station you hear through the static. Nobody tunes into Radio Live Free by accident. Some loyal listener showed you how before they disappeared, or you got some strongly worded advice in a chain email from a friend you don't keep in touch with, or you read a weird creepypasta and decided to give it a try. There are all kinds of different rituals: sometimes you have to dance under power lines. Sometimes you have to fall asleep to the static under the open sky. Sometimes you just have to be in the right state of mind. If it works, it rarely works twice. You'll know if you do it right. The voice of Radio Live Free will crash through the static in all its joyous