Category: madras
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all that is – 5: the last days of the 20th century man
listen to this chapter now on youtube! go to series homepage It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. It was unmistakably the end of time as we knew it. The twentieth century was down to its final ten breaths, its last flickering fax transmissions, and its remaining struts down the…
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all that is – 4: gravity for the unwilling
listen to this chapter now on youtube! go to series homepage No one had consulted him when they changed the name. Not a single government official had sought his opinion, no minister had sent him a courteous letter of inquiry—Dear Sir, do let us know at your earliest convenience if we may proceed with this…
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all that is – 3: the stomach charmer
listen to this chapter now on youtube! go to series homepage It was a truth universally acknowledged, at least by the teachers and half the student body, that his stomach had a mind of its own. On most days, it operated within acceptable parameters—growling at lunch, bubbling during chemistry—but occasionally, it would declare mutiny. This…
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all that is – 1: spring moon
listen to this chapter now on youtube! go to series homepage Many years later, standing beside his wife in the sterile, antiseptic air of Bellevue hospital’s maternity ward, surrounded by the rhythmic beeping of machines and the soft murmurs of medical staff, he felt his mind drift. Two images, vivid and unbidden, rose to the…
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