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Gondola Tales The Nine Thousand Team

Gondola Tales The Nine Thousand Team

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My apologies for missing Friday. Some stuff has been going on in Ringolandia but we should be passed that.

This is early to make up. There may be another soonish if I can get it together to make up for Friday.

And away we go…!

Gondola Tales: The Nine Thousand Team

In this episode, we return to the land of Far Away and the orphanage for young ladies. But, in truth, it fills but the background for this tale which involves planning, subterfuge, skullduggery, scummery and mayhem.

Just not exactly as planned.

In every society throughout time, there have been advocates. Lawyers. Attorneys.

Many of this profession practice in as noble a fashion as possible given the oft ambiguous nature of the field.

However, most persons dealing with the legal profession come away in some agreement with the statement:

First thing we do, we kill all the lawyers.

In this land of Far Away, in the town of our orphanage, was a lawyer that would make even Sir William Blackstone find agreement with the world’s most famous butcher.

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