Exile
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"As he slipped back into unconsciousness, he realised that there were worse things than being alone on an empty rock."

Santa Claus and Merlin
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

The Zoo Ship
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The ark doesn't work as intended (but it works in other ways).

Overshadowed
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Some favors ask for too high a price in their repayment. Still... "A debt is a debt-"

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Sort of a reverse Rumplestiltskin situation. Be careful who you tell the truth to...

Kitty's Atomic Cat Club
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"Well if girls can vote and go to the Army, maybe we can go to the moon."

Morning, Lord
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Kynan One-Eye is called to the cloth.

Pickled Lotus
by Glenn Dungan
"The main distinction between animals and humans, for Richter, at least, is the uncanny psychic ability to embrace death."