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of all primordials I am most among my children is your host yet now my name is not revered often spat, and often feared come now young ones, don't deride speak my name in Greek or hide. _____________________________________ Among the plants they call me young from teosinte I have sprung My sugar-making may explosive sound Now I'm grown the whole world round Speak of me, for I am near and I shall ever lend my ear ______________________________________ I point to that which calls me no matter how it galls me I stand here helpless in this field but from this task I cannot yield Some will tell you I'm loded others will say I'm outmoded yet if you fear you might become lost I would surely be worth the cost _____________________________________

So heatedly did these strange camels run into each other, trip over each other, tie knots into each other’s necks and puzzle-piece into each other’s humps and twister-twine into each other’s knobby sinewy legs that the only way to release the pressure was to fume out smoke from their mouths like a train wreck. The three bipeds meanwhile did not move a muscle as they watched the dramatic display with more amazement than any train robbery might have induced. Though amidst the mingled mashed camels and through the hazy smoke there was someone coughing if it was not the wind. That someone was in a few locations quickly or there was a whole gang of someones. Once the smoke cleared many of the collars of the camels had been stolen clean off by likely a band of good old fashioned bandits of the old Western variety with a bit of a ninja twist. It was only then that the strange figure at the prow of the human triangle with arm outstretched like the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come flapped down

Alice had never had a real English teacup in her hands before. Turning it carefully so as not to spill the tea near to the brim, she recalled her grandmother’s old china in the corner cupboard. They were painted with roses, stars, and other delicate things. Though Alice was not one for frill and doilies, she had always liked the teacups together like that. Perhaps it was because every antique cup was a bit of a cup of wonder in a way. Inside the little centers was a secret glossy door to some unknown tiny realm of mystery just as much as behind every oak in the local park there was a secret rabbit hole and every old book beyond her reading level told the story of some ancient fairy realm and every looking glass hid what was beyond its reach round the corners it could not reflect. Yet it was Wonder itself now to realize that the cup in her hands and its tea were the least of wonders here. She was in a little cluttered home filled to the brim with so many little curios of fancy. There

---PART 12--- (Mostly Riddles this time) MEANWHILE IN RESPAWN REALM... The original mercs are still trapped in the white empty...realm of respawn. Nothing. There's nothing in there but the 9 men. Back outside of Respawn, the clones are reading signs/funny posts in their place. Medic: Alcohol will not take you anywhere! Demoman: I don't drink it as a mode of transport! Heavy: This pepper is so tiny! Engineer: Put a tiny sweater on him... Heavy: ...... Engineer: Cuz he's a little chili. Scout: What's the hottest thing you've ever seen? Spy: The sun. Soldier: Wait. I just realized Alucard is just Dracula backwards. Demoman: Why did that take you so long? Solider: Well...because I'm not used to seeing vampires mirrored. Sniper: Why do Egyptian alligators have emotional problems? Spy: *Sighs* Because they are in de Nile. Sniper: What!? How is this joke not safe for work!? Engineer: Because alligators are not safe at most work places. ----INTERRUPTION---- Me (Gopher): *Pops up* We

[Opening Sequence: The Magical Book Opens] (The golden book glows as it opens. Pages flip rapidly, revealing a starlit Armenian countryside with rolling hills and a shepherd standing near his flock of sheep. The scene zooms in on the shepherd’s face as he smiles confidently.) Marcello (voiceover):"Tonight, under the sparkling lights of New York City, we’ll step back in time to the mountains of Armenia, where a clever shepherd outwitted a king with his quick thinking and unshakable wit. This is the tale of The Clever Shepherd and the King." (The page transitions to a nighttime scene in Times Square, with its iconic lights and bustling crowd.) Scene 1: Times Square, Present Day (The scene opens with Tyler, a teenage boy in a hoodie, wandering through Times Square. He’s holding a flyer for a city-wide trivia contest. He stops in front of a large LED screen showing the words: “Are You Smarter Than a Shepherd? Win $10,000!”) Tyler: (sighing)"I’m never going to win. Everyone else is way

My neighbor is slamming at my door He waves and lets out a terrible roar. From time to time, he may push his way in But he’ll always fall back, no matter what din.