
Uncanny Magazine Podcast #8A
Uncanny Magazine Podcast
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The Fox and the Death-God
The Fox and the two gods ran beneath the wide gate of the street of white flowers. After twisting through alleys that were as crooked as an old beggar's spine, they came to a sheltered spot underneath the fallen statue. Well, well, said the death god Yungmeh with a breathless laugh. What did you get? Three grubby hands opened under the light of the lanterns hung from the tower above and opened. One revealed a cluster of pierced copper coins on a cut red string; one held a fragile petaled form that lifted two spiked forelegs and revealed itself to be an orchid mantis. The third hand, the foxes, opened more reluctantly
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