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Augur the World in 80 Days

Part 4: Misdirection (Feb. 01, 2024) | Comments

January 16 Prompt: any, any, caught red-handed, written for Around the World in 80 Days.
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Augur the World in 80 Days

Part 3: Transmutation (Jan. 30, 2024) | Comments

January 15 Prompt: Any, any, languages, written for Around the World in 80 Days.
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Augur the World in 80 Days

Part 2: Vanishing Act (Jan. 25, 2024) | Comments

January 14 Prompt: any, any, leaving, written for Around the World in 80 Days.
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Course Correction

Jan. 23, 2024 | Comments

January 14 Prompt: any, any, leaving, written for Persuasion.
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Augur the World in 80 Days

Part 1: Nothing Up His Sleeve (Jan. 18, 2024) | Comments

A classic work of science fiction with a touch of the fantastic: Phileas Fogg, Passepartout, and magic (AU).
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Penance

Jan. 16, 2024 | Comments

January 12 Prompt: Northanger Abbey, Catherine/Henry, reading together.
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The Halls of Knowledge

Dec. 28, 2023 | Comments

January 31 Prompt: Any, any, museum, written for Sherlock Holmes.

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