This series is rich and dense and fruity like granny's clootie dumpling.
> Previously: The Void Scholar’s plans near fruition. The entire population of Earth had been replaced by shape-shifting Space Fandoms that have unleashed nuclear destruction o the Lair Legion. The Juniors have been taken to the Void Scholar’s limbo fortress where Fashion Accessory (Samantha Bonnington) is to become his bride and where Danny Lyle is being manipulated into breeding with Liu Xi Xian. It’s all over bar the monologues.
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You give such good Previously.
> “But mastering it,†the Scholar went on, “ah, that’s the trick. It took me millennia of study before I understood the key to opening the void wall and claiming my inheritance.†He stabbed a finger at Samantha. “You. You see…â€Â
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Now if that's not a cue for a song...
> The Void Scholar brushed his fingers against Samantha’s tear-wetted cheek. She wasn’t allowed to shy away.
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Of all the awful things the Void Scholar has wrought, that last sentence is the one that really makes my skin crawl. Ugh.
> And in our senses-shattering conclusion: Probably some Bob Dylan quotes.
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I vote for "I set my monkey on the log / and ordered him to do the Dog". Any use?
> Oh, and the management cannot be held responsible for any senses which are shattered.
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After this one I'll be laying down some polythene in readiness. Picking up shards does my back in.
