!!!HOT POTATO\n!!@WordKerfing\n\na comforting meal\n\nor\n\na burden passed\n\n[[you are out!|cloudbreak]]

!!!FROG OF KINGS\n!!@jjaffew\n\na prized pet\n(it doesn’t do much)\nwith [[a very regal croak!|frogoffrogs]]\n\nor\n\na resplendent sheen\nand strong hind legs\ndont do much against a hawks quick talons\n

!!!ARGH! IT'S BABIES\n!!@abemendes\n\nEggs have been recalled nationwide.\nDo not eat them. Do not buy them.\n[[Get them out of the house.|babyarg]]\n\nor\n\nWe're gonna need\nA bigger crib

!!!LIGHTNING ABOVE\n!!@FaeWildin\n\na fearful moment,\nawaiting [[disaster,|lightningbottle]]\nwhat we hide from\n\nor\n\na threat passed,\nwhat's still standing,\nhow we comfort each other

!!!MAN IN THE MOON\n!!@occasionalell\n\nblurred from distance,\na mirage\nborn of [[loneliness|manonthemoon]]\n\nor\n\na familiar figure,\na reassuring smile,\nsomeone to light your way

!!!WHITE ELEPHANT\n!!@Zindaras\n\na [[comforting,|hotpotato]] silly tradition\na stolen bottle of wine\na game taken too seriously\n\nor\n\nridiculous extravagance\na gift befitting royalty\nwith a hidden cost

!!!VAULT OF HEAVEN\n!!@passerines\n\nself-supporting,\nan engineering marvel\nahead of its time\n\nor\n\n[[perfect|ark]] blue\ncloudless\nand clear

!!!BONE SPURS\n!!@occasionalell\n\nan extra bit of protection\nkeeping a broken bone\nset and safe\n\nor\n\na misguided attempt\nat a shield.\nthis will not save you\n\n[[end of line.|cloudbreak]]

!!!DUNGEON MASTER\n!!@jaceaddax\n\nultimate power,\nthe world at your fingertips,\nbecome the arbiter of life and death\n\nor\n\nultimate responsibility,\na binder of notes,\neveryone is looking at me and [[i don’t know what to do|nogods]]

!!!ENDINGS ARE A FALSE PROMISE\n!!@mossy_toes\n\nthe wheel does not break\n\nor\n\n[[There can be no ultimate work|beginning]]\nOnly your lived impact

!!!ARTIFICIAL SUN\n!!@corpserevivers\n\nlukewarm replacement,\na beacon for those\nwho have [[never known better|kingofpain]]\n\nor\n\na defiance of [[darkness,|moonhare]]\na torch set ablaze,\na [[light burning out|distantstar]]

!!!SUN HARE\n!!@roswellwrites\n\njumper of horizons, \nday herald, \nnoon-light joker \n\nor\n\na fabled cousin \na new face \nfriend of the new\n\n[[again?|cloudbreak]]

!!!RHYTHM\n!!@Peskilaim\n\nFeet march \nHammers fall\n[[The gears turn|chant]]\nThe beat is kept\n\nor\n\nFlashing lights and beating hearts\nA flurry of music and motion\nPatterns form and shift in chaos

!!!SPROCKET GARDEN\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\na patch of verdigris\n[[springs, emerges,|trainstation]]\nfrom fresh and untouched earth\n\nor\n\nthe creation of a bounty\nprepared to feed a million

!!!MIDWEST\n!!@thirdbike\n\nconstant longing to summers passed\nforlorn looks out the window\n[[frozen unwillingness to yield|chicago]]\n\nor\n\nchoirs of frogs and fireflies\nheart-pounding species of calm\nfriends weaving tales around fireplaces

!!!POISON PEN\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\nink to bleed a gossip dry,\na deadly slander\nput to page\n\nor\n\nan expert treatise,\nmanufactured\nfor maximum [[chaos|tiamat]]

!!!BE A FAN OF THE PLAYERS\n!!@mossy_toes\n\nit’s not about making them lose so you win\nor tricking them\nit’s leaning into what they bring to the table\nplaying to their flags\n\nor\n\no little gosling godling\n[[you are but one of them too:|stolencar]]\na friend, gathered around a table to play

!!!TICKET\n!!@SpeaktheSky\n\nlets me in\nlets me out\nshows me wonder all about\n\nor\n\nthe laws of entry demean and diminish\nthey keep you out\nyou break them down\n\n[[again?|cloudbreak]]

!!!MOSS BLANKET\n!!@adanarama\n\na soft green enveloping,\nthe first bright growth on bare ground,\nthe small, insistent tendrils of life\n\nor\n\na slow green suffocation,\na false mask over crumbling stone,\nthe consumption of all beneath\n\n[[succumb.|cloudbreak]]

!!!FRACTAL\n!!@Zindaras\n\nan endless procession\ndiving in a sea of numbers\nan echo of an echo of an echo\n\nor\n\nthe leaves of a fern\nthe shape of a coastline\nan impossible triangle\n\n[[begin again.|cloudbreak]]

!!!GENDER\n!!@odddaysgeorge\n\nbetween the legs,\nbetween the ears,\nbetween you and I\n\nor\n\na performance,\na palette,\nan endless spectrum\n\n[[once more.|cloudbreak]]

!!!GHOST MANTIS\n!!@Zindaras\n\nscything blades cut more than flesh\nan unstoppable terror\nkiller of kingdoms\n\nor\n\nan unsettling hybrid\n[[a patient predator|reaper]]\nthe feeling of being watched

!!!MINIATURIZED\n!!@citadelofswords\n\nclose enough to touch,\nto cup in both hands,\ngentle as a leaf\n\nor\n\n\nlight as a feather,\nhesitation to hold\nfor fear of breaking a fragile [[balance]]

!!!SKIPPING STONE\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\n[[quick, darting|skipcontinent]] hands\nmake ripples that [[scatter|dartinghands]]\nacross lake and mirror\n\nor\n\na [[smooth surface|frozenlake]] broken,\na silence ruptured\nby raucous joy

!!!THE STEEPLE\n!!@geostatonary\n\nHere is [[the church,|greenfrogs]]\nhere is the steeple,\nopen the doors\n\nor\n\nHere's all the people

!!!TRAPPED CHEST\n!!@roswellwrites\n\ntricky bite\n\nor\n\ntreasured treat\n\n[[once more.|cloudbreak]]

!!!BINARY\n!!@corpserevivers\n\nthe black and white,\na boundary uncrossed\n[[a schism unmended|trinary]]\n\nor\n\n[[01100001 00100000 01100110 01100001 01101100 01110011 01100101 00100000 01100100 01101001 01100011 01101000 01101111 01110100 01101111 01101101 01111001|gender]]

!!!BRING THE WORLD REVOLUTION\n!!@geostatonary\n\nTo grasp eternity,\nto imagine the future,\nto provide the vehicle\nthat another may escape\n\nor\n\nTo become prey,\nto replicate oppression,\nbelieve in a broken system\nand a deceptive promise\n\n[[again?|cloudbreak]]

!!!COLLAGE RADIO\n!!@WordKerfing\n\nremix, revoiced, reharmonized\nwith tape and knives\nfor [[broadcast wide|voluminous]]\n\nor\n\na sudden cut,\na pause too long, \ncut cruel from context\na disjoint song

!!!THE DUKE OF STRING BEANS\n!!@abemendes\n\nhe told me a joke.\n[[i didn't understand it,|longbeans]]\nwhich made him laugh\nso hard he cried.\n\nor\n\nhe only eats crabapples -\nan [[acquired taste|beanofdukes]], he says,\nlike [[fairy food|dukemagicbeans]]: sour, and bitter,\nand impossible to shake.

!!!PULSE\n!!@occasionalell\n\na steady presence,\na keeper of time,\nan anchoring sound\n\nor\n\nkeep going\n[[keep going|static]]\nkeep going

!!!NAIL\n!!@jaceaddax\n\nthe thing that stays when the hammer’s gone, a form that changes to fit [[its purpose,|horseshoe]] silent support\n\nor\n\nwhat everything begins to look like the longer i hold this in my hand

!!!PRATFALL\n!!@geostatonary\n\n[[incompetance,|clownschool]]\ninattention,\na tender ass,\nslippery when wet\n\nor\n\nI meant to do that

!!!MONORAIL\n!!@jakejnelson\n\nso, then, mono means one\n\nor\n\nrail means rail\n\n[[again?|cloudbreak]]

!!!THEORY\n!!@CUIDADX\n\nThe thing before surviving\n\nor\n\nThe thing [[after surviving|praxis]]

!!!WHEELSPINDLE\n!!@pirate_charm\n\na Dozen Tapestries\nwith Every Turn,\na Dazzling\nFabrication\n\nor\n\na Cacophony of\nFairy Telling,\nKnotting Libraries\n\n[[begin again.|cloudbreak]]

!!!SMOL BEAN\n!!@AdiraSlattery\n\ncute and tiny and [[kind|beantaker]]\na lovely friend\nwe must protec\n\nor\n\nstarkly shrivelled\na portent of [[the drought to come|soft]]\nthe final omen

!!!INFINITE LOOP\n!!@roswellwrites\n\n[if you draw this card draw another and [[place this back in the pile,|vertigo]] a few cards down] \n\nor\n\n[if you play this card move a card from somewhere else to where this card is, rearrange the map]

!!!CHICAGO\n!!@AdiraSlattery\n\nhog butcher\nstacker of wheat\nplayer with railroads\n\nor\n\nred lines\nhoman square\nhaymarket\n\n[[all things go, all things go|cloudbreak]]

!!!BEAN TAKER\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\n[[clever|abacus]] but clumsy,\nout of place and mismatched\n\nor\n\na [[small misstep|beansmith]]\nleads to uproarious laughter

!!!WHITE NOISE\n!!@corpserevivers\n\nmessages writ in static,\na freshly fallen snow\nwith footprints underneath\n\nor\n\nlow and toneless noise,\n[[a blank canvas|susurrus]] waiting\nto be filled with sound

!!!MAKE IT WORK\n!!@passerines\n\nrun the numbers!\nno! \nrun them again!\n\nor\n\nmeasure twice, \ncut once\n\n[[waste not!|cloudbreak]]

!!!JURY\n!!@mossy_toes\n\nbiased impartiality\ncouncil convened\nread us [[the verdict|executioner2]]\n\nor\n\nwho can I truly consider [[my peer?|executioner]]

!!!IT HURTS TO BECOME\n!!@jjaffew\n\nfire and rage burns off your skin\nstand naked and bleeding\nbefore [[the god that made you|alwaysforward]]\n\nor\n\nsometimes at night\nmy soul settles in\nmy body the arms of a lover

!!!CHANT\n!!@FaeWildin\n\na thousand soldiers march\nboot make rhythm in the dirt\na song to steel the nerves\nhollow words\n\nor\n\nvoices raised as one\nwhat we need \nwhat we are\nno longer silent\n\n[[again.|cloudbreak]]

!!!THE FLAG ON THE MOON\n!!@jaceaddax\n\nan empire claiming new territory,\na boundary crossed with no consequence,\na meaningless victory repeated\n\nor\n\nred and blue faded into a sign of truce,\nthe contrast between the vastness of space and the pettiness of nations,\nthe moon acknowledges no borders\n\n[[begin again.|cloudbreak]]

!!!VENTURE & DUNGEON\n!!@jaceaddax\n\nwhat if dungeons & dragons was just talking about your feelings and also how capitalism is bad\n\nor\n\n\nwhat if dungeons & dragons was just not talking about your feelings and also how high school is bad\n\n[[preorder at metagame.itch.io/vendun!|cloudbreak]]

Samantha Day et. al.

!!!BELONGING\n!!@Crash_Pit\n\n(Take a token)\nWhat answers will we find under our own sun?\nWithin our own hearts?\n\nor\n\n(spend a token)\n[[I'm sorry for the all trouble I caused.|bob2]] I wanted to be strong when it mattered most.

!!!NAVIGATION\n!!@mercurialcomet\n\nstrong, precise instruments\nclear directions\n[[smooth sailing|sextant]]\n\nor\n\nfoggy weather\n[[unlucky detours|secretpath]]\noutdated maps

!!!JAILBREAK\n!!@CUIDADX\n\nerror / vulnerability / weakness\n\nor\n\nrevelation / opportunity / exploit\n\n[[end / line.|cloudbreak]]

!!!GLITCH\n!!@Crash_Pit\n\nWhen things are defined by your focus\nyou expect clarity\nthings shouldn't be vague when you're paying attention\nRight?\n\nor\n\nEyes that see all of creation\nstill need to blink.\nThe wrongness of the world will still be there when you open them again\nI promise.\n\n[[once more.|cloudbreak]]

!!!UNIX\n!!@MatthewGuz\n\nsomeone is still alive, but their name goes unspoken\n\nor\n\nwe cannot remember\nwe must not remember\nwe will not remember\n\n[[forget.|cloudbreak]]

!!!SPINDLEBREEDER\n!!@jaceaddax\n\n[[taking the familiar|conversion]] and turning it into something new,\nan exponential expansion of language\n\nor\n\nhey you guys remember spindlebreeder?\nwhat happened with spindlebreeder

!!!CRY WOLF\n!!@DealerUmbra\n\nA misplaced lie,\nfaces turned the wrong way,\nmissing what matters most,\nlaughter and sneers \n\nor\n\n[[A howl|thewolf]] in the moonlight,\nsilver-haired shadows stalking the dark,\nfeasting on fearless flesh

!!!RED BERRY\n!!@Zindaras\n\na burst of color in the gloom\na sweet treat\non a lazy summer evening\n\nor\n\nan ill-considered risk\nan innocent mistake\na stomachache that keeps getting worse\n\n[[once more.|cloudbreak]]

!!!CRAP\tCRAP\n!!@AdiraSlattery\n\na mistake of mistakes\nfuck fuck fuck\nI gotta take a sec\n\nor\n\npile of poop\nit came from a butt\new ew ew the smell\n\n[[again?|cloudbreak]]

!!!EVERY BEGINNING IS A LIE\n!!@geostatonary\n\nThings happen for more than one reason\n\nor\n\n[[Who benefits from the illusion?|middles]]

!!!SPORTS\n!!@jjaffew\n\nspreadsheets \npromote, predict, pretend,\nsomeday we wont need to play\n\nor\n\nthe cheer of the crowds\ndrowned out by rushing pulse\nand satisfaction\n\n[[once more?|cloudbreak]]

!!!PEARL\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\ngleaming treasure\n[[drowned|emerald]] and lost forever\n\nor\n\nsand and grit\nweathered by time\ncreate a priceless jewel

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!!!PEPSI NAVY\n!!@mossy_toes\n\n[[did you know]]?\np*psi had the world’s sixth largest navy\n\nor\n\noh no I don’t know enough about this to make the second half of the joke

!!!DIAMOND\n!!@jaceaddax\n\nbeauty unmatched,\nsharper than knives,\ncut with precision and grace\n\nor\n\nnothing special,\na false scarcity,\nan industry built on blood and lies\n\n[[end of line.|cloudbreak]]

!!!PIED PIPER\n!!@essivecase\n\nmaster performer,\nskilled with his fingers,\ncharming the crowds,\neasy with influence\n\nor\n\na [[cleaver|theriver]] through the\nmeat of the town and a\ntrail of blood with a\npestilent following

!!!OBELISK\n!!@geostatonary\n\nruins of the past, markers of glories forgotten, [["we were once here"|midwest]]\n\nor\n\nWhere earth strives to touch heaven, a weight upon memory, "you have been seen"

!!!DEAD AIR\n!!@abemendes\n\nthe [[raw possibility|white noise]]\nof [[trailing off|radio]] mid-sentence\n\nor\n\n[[an unplanned reprieve,|signaljammer]]\na perfect moment,\nto slip [[sideways,|deadheir]]\nout of [[marching|collage]] order

!!!TRAIN STATION\n!!@ania_kezia\n\nmovement and infrastructure\nconnections and transit\npoints connected, hubs\n\nor\n\nwaiting and waiting\npeople coming, going\nleaving once, forever\n\n[[once more.|cloudbreak]]

!!!TAKING FLIGHT\n!!@mossy_toes\n\nnestling, stretch your wings\nprecipitous drop, fluttering beat\nthe world reveals itself below\n\nor\n\nwhere they fly you cannot follow\nclenched grip\n...[[letting go]]

!!!SACRED GEOMETRY\n!!@geostatonary\n\n[[Cosmic order,|uncanny]] correct action, the pleasure of [[things set in motion|unholy]]\n\nor\n\n[[The wheels grind without ceasing to their bitter ends|clifford]]

!!!MARBLE MACHINE\n!!@AdiraSlattery\n\nbouncing music\n[[herculean|racer]] effort\na world tour\n\nor\n\nobsession\nimpossibility\nfutility

!!!TRUE ANGELS\n!!@roswellwrites\n\n[[bigger than belief|truth]]\nhungrier than sin \nmay-fold and [[many-winged|falseangels]]\n\nor\n\n[[a host of horror|chaos]]\ncrammed [[into flesh and bone|angelgaze]]\nalmost, but not, [[human|judge]]

!!!KING OF FROGS\n!!@roswellwrites\n\na broken lilypad, \nstone in the water \n[[slowly eroding|acidrain]]\n\nor\n\nlook on my many tadpools \nand despair \nfor [[my progeny shall live with ever|frogofkings]]

!!!AUTUMN\n!!@GamesDropbear\n\ngolden leaves\nold life giving way for new growth\nall things must come to an end\ndecay can be another form of beauty\n\nor\n\nheralding winter’s deadly reign\nwe must prepare for what’s coming\nwhy must summer end so soon?\nthe eater of souls licks its lips\n\n[[end of line|cloudbreak]]\n

!!!SIMURGH\n!!@Zindaras\n\na voice that gets into your head\na battle won and a war lost\nthe beauty of asymmetrical wings\n\nor\n\na horseshoe nail misplaced\nthe right person in the wrong place\na letter sent to the wrong address\n\n[[try again?|cloudbreak]]

!!!MEET ME ON THE FIELD OF HONOR AT DAWN\n!!@roswellwrites\n\ntwo foes\nface down\n[[at dawn|duelist]]\n\nor\n\nwe walk out ten paces\nturn and shoot\naim to kill

!!!WALLED GARDEN\n!!@GamesDropbear\n\nA beautiful sanctuary \nInnocence protected\nThings growing sheltered from the elements\n\nor\n\nEntrapped\nUnbearable boredom\nA soul yearning for the world beyond \nIt’s so beautiful here, why would you want to leave?\n\n[[you must.|cloudbreak]]\n

!!!TIME TO DUEL\n!!@jakejnelson\n\nhonour impugned,\nswords at dawn,\nto first blood or death\n\nor\n\nyou're going to the Shadow Realm,\nYugi boy\n\n[[begin again.|cloudbreak]]

!!!BABBLE\n!!@mercurialcomet\n\naccomplishments\nplanning\nteamwork \n\nor\n\nmiscommunications\ncomplications\nunnecessary mistakes\n\n[[redo.|cloudbreak]]

!!!DESPAIR\n!!@mrmatthew\n\n[[loss of all hope,|...]]\nmeaning ripped away,\nbeing without\n\nor\n\nnothing to look towards,\nlack of prospects,\nbleak and unending

!!!REWIND\n!!@occasionalell\n\nan old tape\nplayed until its breaking point,\nworn beyond [[recognition|distortion]]\n\nor\n\na well loved memory\nthe source of which\nis lost

!!!THE GREAT WORK\n!!@geostatonary\n\n[[Was it really worth it?|kingking]]\n\nor\n\nThe [[culmination|marble]] of you arts, the final statement, the thing that you fervently hope justifies [[all that came before|endings]]

!!!THE RIVER\n!!@CUIDADX\n\nsomething given\n\nor\n\nsomething taken\n\n[[exchange.|cloudbreak]]

!!!MAY\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\nan omen of chance,\na [[potential|spring]] outcome,\na hypothetical\n\nor\n\na [[strategic|august]] plan,\na guaranteed success,\na crucial linchpin

!!!THE CATACOMB\n!!@vidityavoleti\n\nhistory,\nremembrance,\nlineage,\nhonor\n\nor\n\nA deep delve\nTorches lit\n[[The dead rest|ossuary]]\nA will writ

!!!FORGED IN THE DARK\n!!@mossy_toes\n\nsecret ends for [[secret|starcrossed]] means\n[[suitable|turnon]] expertise, flexibly prepared\ncapable crew on a mission\n\nor\n\nplans [[drawn against us|spindlewheel]]\noutmaneuvered on every flank\nthe ticking clock\ndrums, there are [[drums in the deep|clocks]]

!!!CURIOSITY\n!!@occasionalell\n\nexploring where others\ncannot reach,\noutdoing their expectations\n\nor\n\ncan you hear us?\ncan you hear us?\ncan you hear us?\n\n[[I'll be seeing you.|cloudbreak]]

!!!UNMAPPABLE PLACES\n!!@MTimewarp\n\nstraight lines contort\nnumbers fall to bits\nreality is [[tortured|house]]\n\nor\n\n[[life is unconstrained|aura]]\ntime is out of order\ninexpressible freedom

!!!TONGUES\n!!@geostatonary\n\nbarbed and venomous and full of bile\n\nor\n\nLangorous and sweet and put to pleasure\n\n[[once more.|cloudbreak]]

!!!STARSNUFFER\n!!@Zindaras\n\nan ancient exile\na discordant note growing louder\na pack of feral taxicabs\n\nor\n\nevil held at bay by a wall of trees\na temporary second Moon\na chance to break an eternal cycle\n\n[[turn the wheel.|cloudbreak]]

!!!REWRITES\n!!@onlavenderwings\n\nmuch needed change,\nkill your darlings,\nwhat if?\n\nor\n\nnecessary edits,\n[[break what you must,|roughdrafts]]\nchange a word? change the world

!!!SEXTANT\n!!@worshipthesquid\n\nprecise metal angle \nsighting stars to horizon\ncelestial to earthly\n\nor\n\njumble of engineered sticks\nsharp [[points|compass]]\napplied geometry

!!!LIGHT\n!!@_tinyflower\n\nthat which reveals\nfreedom from uncertainty\na lamp to guide your way\n\nor\n\nthe blinding flood \nthat scours all detail\nno contrast,\nno form,\nno.\n\n[[obliteration.|cloudbreak]]

!!!DAREDEVIL\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\npratfall prankster,\n[[acrobat|catwalk]] prone\nto feats of contortion\n\nor\n\nstony and soulless,\ngambler of life and limb\nignoring [[all risks|ohshit]]

!!!REAPER'S WHETSTONE\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\npreparation\nfor a lost cause,\n[[pains|redscythe]] for useless labor\n\nor\n\nuncertain outcomes\nfor a future\nthat will not come to pass

!!!\n!!\n\nclear vision, references at hand, style and self expression\n\nor\n\nYou gesture, you know, like that one haircut that person has? Like that, I guess\n\n[[once more?|cloudbreak]]

!!!THE WISHING-POWER OF THE HEART\n!!@Crash_Pit\n\nThe best you have to give.\nA gift for you and all the world.\n\nor\n\nDon't think about the overwhelming possibilities.\nJust make sure its something you really want.\n\n[[once more.|cloudbreak]]

!!!SICKLE\n!!@Crash_Pit\n\nHarvest the value of your labor.\nProvide with all the sharpness of your being.\n\nor\n\n[[Reap what you sow.|cement]]\nA shining future from the blood of tyrants.

!!!DISTORTION\n!!@reeder_music\n\nexploiting a flaw,\nfinding new in the broken,\nthe joy in imperfections\n\nor\n\na change in intent\nwarped without prior knowledge\nshifting light around the truth\n\n[[again.|cloudbreak]]

!!!COMMA\n!!@yayforbooks\n\na pause\nbreathing space\nmore things to come\n\nor\n\nsuperfluous punctuation\nunnecessarily dividing\ncontroversy\n\n[[?!|cloudbreak]]

!!!THESIS STATEMENT\n!!@mossy_toes\n\nargument\nwhimsical flourish\n\nor\n\n[[consider another perspective|antithesis]]\nmake a declarative conclusion

!!!OH, SHIT\n!!@passerines\n\noh fuck \noh shit [[oh shit|splat]] oh shit \n\nor\n\na tightrope \na [[narrow miss,|crap]]\na close call

!!! PATCH OF EARTH\n@mrmatthew\n\n[[fertile soil|walled garden]],\na place for growth,\n[[the basis of all life|sapling]]\n\nor\n\nbarren and dusty,\ndepleted of resources, \nall that [[remains|tomb]]

!!!SPIDWHIDNLE\n!!@abemendes\n\ni gave my love a spindle, it had no wheel\ni gave my love a bell, it had no peal\n[[i gave my love a ship, it had to wreck|pepsinavy]]\ni gave my love an oracle, it had no deck\n\nor\n\na word repeated so many times,\nit briefly loses all meaning,\nbefore [[picking up meaning anew|spndlwhl]]

!!!MISSION CONTROL\n!!@occasionalell\n\na voice in the darkness,\nthe thread which draws\nyou back towards home\n\nor\n\n\na timetable that must be kept,\na source of knowledge,\na single point of contact\n\n[[again?|cloudbreak]]

!!!NOSTALGIA\n!!@essivecase\n\nworn pages, dogeared,\n[[primary colours fading,|rewind]]\nrhymes remembered by heart\n\nor\n\na complacent memory\nso often recalled\nthat the only joy\nis now in the telling

!!!MOBIUS\n!!@jjaffew\n\ni walk and walk and never move\na futile exercise\nbut i feel like going somewhere\n\nor\n\ntime stretches\n[[past / present / future|strip]]\nour histories are always happening

!!!404 CARD NOT FOUND\n!!@geostatonary\n\n[[this card does not exist|isthiscard]]\nPlease try again or contact support\n\nor\n\nwhoopsy! our oracular fairies made a little fuckup whuckup\nso bear with us please

!!!THE WOLF\n!!@FaeWildin\n\nthings we cannot face,\nan ingrained fear,\n[[what preys upon us|werewolf]]\n\nor\n\nwhat we've overcome,\npower in numbers,\nunity

!!!TRINITY (V)\n!!@mossy_toes\n\nfuck it\n\nor\n\nI can’t resist the joke\n\n[[you're valid.|cloudbreak]]

LUMINOUS KNIFE

!!!THAT CUSP BETWEEN BEGINNINGS AND MIDDLES IS PRETTY NICE\n!!@mossy_toes\n\nwhere the story is folding out\nrules established\nso full of potential\nwhere to next?\n\nor\n\n\n[[before complexities set in|exposition]]\nand we get bogged down\nwhen our muse deserts us

!!!SAPLING\n!!@corpserevivers\n\ntender root pushed\nup through earth,\n[[greeting the sun|firstthaw]]\n\nor\n\ntwisted branches\nsplit by lightning,\nold before its time

!!!BREAK IN THE CLOUDS\n!!@roswellians\n\na [[sliver|skipping stone]] of [[light,|spotlight2]]\na [[golden shaft|lightningabove]],\n[[illuminates|clerestory]] a [[simple|upshaft]] square of [[life|dead air]]\n\n!!or\n\na soft blanket [[swaddles|wool]]\nthe [[world|patch of earth]] in downy grey \n[[cut|factory]] only by [[one|god]] [[luminous|spotlight]] [[knife|breakinthesky]]

!!!EULOGY\n!!@mossy_toes\n\nsolemn remembrance\n[[due observation|dayafter]]\ngrief expressed\n\nor\n\na [[change|verse]] in the way of things\norder--disrupted

!!!SOUND BOOTH\n!!@roswellwrites\n\na [[humming|microphone]] machine beast\nsleeps in the farthest reaches \nof your packed and lived in house \n\nor\n\n[[control room|backstage]] denizens \nclose doors, [[ring phones|actualplay]]\ncall rain and storm

!!!IRIDESCENT SHELL\n!!@yayforbooks\n\ndisturbance made beauty\nhome\nsurvival in the vast\n\nor\n\nremnants of life\nclinging to what is past\na reminder\n\n[[again.|cloudbreak]]

!!!EMERALD\n!!@AdiraSlattery\n\nshining green\na love of greatness\nsomething precious\n\nor\n\n[[pay no attention|diamond]] to the man behind the curtain

!!!ABACUS\n!!@mossy_toes\n\ndeft fingers make nimble stones dance\nclattering like rain\narrhythmic punctuation\n\nor\n\nput the right rocks in the right order\nin [[a large enough grid|accounting]]\nand it can start to think for itself

!!!DIMENSIONAL BULLSHIT\n!!@abemendes\n\npearls before swine,\nthe cart before the horse,\nthe horse before the judge,\nthe verdict? guilty as hell\n\nor\n\nunbridled and roughshod,\na stallion rapscallion battalion\nchomping at the bit,\njust one timeline away\n\n[[again!|cloudbreak]]

!!!DUNGEON DECORATOR\n!!@pirate_charm\n\na Smattering of\nChoice Details,\na Finely Tuned\nClockwork\n\nor\n\nGrime and Mold\nUp to Spec,\nArranged Gloom\n\n[[go again?|cloudbreak]]

!!!GOD ABOVE\n!!@roswellwrites\n\nthere was a secret chord\nthat david played and it pleased the Lord\n\nor\n\nWell your faith was strong but you needed proof\nYou saw her bathing on the roof\n[[Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew ya|angel]]

!!!TRUTH\n!!@jaceaddax\n\na blinding white light,\n[[an answer|lies]] to every question,\na goal to aspire towards\n\nor\n\n[[a jury-rigged flashlight|light]] in the darkness,\na language we’ve learned,\na process that mimics itself

!!!DEBUG\n!!@vidityavoleti\n\nhm,\nhmm?\n[[hmmM!|qa]]\nhm.\n\nor\n\nI think\nI'm going\nto give up\non this\nlater.

!!!INSTABILITY\n!!@essivecase\n\nthe last tenuous brick\nlaid atop the tower\n[[before it begins to topple|babel]]\n\nor\n\nthe sudden shock\nas you realise that now\n[[you can see|marketplace]] to the top

!!!BURIAL\n!!@Crash_Pit\n\nfriends and family\ngrief and celebration\ntouching words and just a little fanfare\n\nor\n\nAlone.\nWithout ceremony.\nCold Stars and Gentle Moon in silent Vigil.\n\n[[exhume.|cloudbreak]]

!!!FIRST THAW\n!!@mossytoes\n\ntender greens [[poke up|crackedice]]\nreturning birds warble\ncatching up on gossip\n\nor\n\nthe brook breaks its banks\n[[swollen to a muddy churn|autumn]]\ndebris carried after

!!!HOUSE\n!!@spadeandspear\n\nunsettling space, vast expanse within a unremarkable shell, haunted corridors unending\n\nor\n\ncomfortable den, stifling walls, the end of ambition, cabin fever\n\n[[go again?|cloudbreak]]

!!!2 AM\n!!@Crash_Pit\n\nRoom for only two.\n\nsimple mathematics\nalways one remainder\ntough luck, kid\nsomeone had to be the worst\n\nor\n\nRoom for Three.\n\nReject their choices.\nReject their bodies.\nSeize our brilliant truth.\nThe new apple of our love.\n\n[[again?|cloudbreak]]

!!!FINEGHAN'S WAKE\n!!@roswellwrites\n\na seventeen year labour \nmarked in ink and repetition \nconvey a dream or two \n\nor\n\na lexicon and multilingual lock \nsnapped shut and left\nfor us to pry open\n\n[[rewrite.|cloudbreak]]

!!!FIRST PRINCIPLES\n!!@geostatonary\n\n[[Draw maps|fan]]\n\nor\n\nLeave blank spaces

!!!CHALLENGER\n!!@roswellwrites\n\na bloody streak \na fast break \na comet made of crashing hope\n\nor\n\nwhere were you [[when the sky fell|columbia]]\nand little shards of metal fell \nlike snow

!!!META\n!!@cygni_a\n\nnudge, nudge\nhaha do you get it?\nare you in or\n\nor\n\nare you out of the loop\nwhat is going on\n????\n\n[[end of line.|cloudbreak]]

!!!STATIC\n!!@jjaffew\n\nan [[untuned channel,|nonsense]]\nan open line,\npossibility begs to be found\n\nor\n\n"its on the fritz again..."\n"just bang on it til it works"\nnonsense back to silence

!!!VERTIGO\n!!@CUIDADX\n\n[If you draw this card upright, return it to the deck, then draw a new card, and [[invert it.|wyrd]] Any card drawn upright is instead read reversed, any card drawn reversed is read upright.]\n\nor\n\n\n[if you draw this card reversed, replace it, then invert every card in the spread. ]

!!!GOD\n!!@GamesDropbear\n\nThe decree of a king\nThe verdict of a judge\nThe glory of a battle won\nRuling from above\n\nor\n\nThe miracle of life\nThe kindness of a stranger \nThe beauty of a smile\nShining from within\n\n[[again?|cloudbreak]]

!!!THESIS + ANTITHESIS = SYNTHESIS STATEMENT\n!!@mossy_toes\n\nfusion of ideas to arrive at a robust, healthy conclusion\n\nor\n\nif you hold the cards THESIS, ANTITHESIS, and SYNTHESIS STATEMENT in your hand\nplay them and combine them like Exodia\ncongrats you win game over\n\n[[concrete, abstract, absolute.|cloudbreak]]

!!!CHAOS\n!!@tinstargames\n\nFeared enemy \nUnravelling everything \nInto nothing \n\nor\n\nFrom order and into order\nBeautiful and true \nThe way of everything\n\n[[begin again.|cloudbreak]]

!!!NO GODS NO MASTERS\n!!@mossy_toes\n\n[[workers of the world|npcast]] unite\n[[you have nothing to lose|pbta]] except your chains\n\nor\n\ntopple this unjust hierarchy\nrage against [[the machine|hollyhock]]\n[[play|decorator]] another game

!!!DRIVE THEM LIKE A STOLEN CAR\n!!@geostatonary\n\nthe rush, the thrill,\nthe urge to have your fun\nand burn it down after \n\nor\n\nLearn to laugh\nwhen your darlings get got\n\n[[end of line.|cloudbreak]]

!!!JEREMIAH BULLFROG\n!!@geostatonary\n\nA good friend with good wine\n\nor\n\n[[Never did understand him|thefox]]

!!!DRACULA\n!!@Peskilanim\n\nA curse of endless night\n[[The price of power|thenight]]\nA last resort of the desperate \n\nor\n\nA toothy grin \nFunny voice and high collars\nAn old joke shared on spooky nights

!!!PORCELAIN SWAN\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\ndelicate statue\nreflective of better times\n\nor\n\nwar memorial\nto a bloodthirsty baron\n\n[[begin again.|cloudbreak]]

!!!DEAD HEIR\n!!@jaceaddax\n\na scandal in the palace,\nparanoia and suspiscion,\n[[a deadly contest|tarnished]] for the throne\n\nor\n\na people’s revolution,\nfreedom from tyranny,\na red flag waving with [[pride|debonair]] and hope

!!!THE DAY AFTER\n!!@reeder_music\t\n\nA fresh start,\nRemoval from the past,\nA great big fish\n\nor\n\nIt lingers still,\nA bitter taste on the\nWings of a sunrise\n\n[[begin again?|cloudbreak]]

!!!UPSHAFT\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\na dead end\nand a wrong direction,\n[[too early|wolfsclothing]] to be\nin the right place\n\nor\n\nthe liminal flue,\nthe space\nbetween worlds

!!!KNIT\n!!@passerines\n\none hundred hours of work\nfor someone who has never\nspent more than ten minutes thinking about you \n\nor\n\n[[a labor|pearl]] of selfish\nself-love

!!!LANGUAGE\n!!@essivecase\n\nsounds and syllables\n[[repeated|mayses]] sequentially\nto sustain society\n\nor\n\ngurl'er whfg sbe hf;\ngurfr jbeqf, qneyvat,\nunir zrnavatf bs bhe bja

!!!THE SKY IS FALLING\n!!@jaceaddax\n\nan [[exaggeration|crywolf]] made at the wrong moment,\nyour worst fears all at once,\nracing pulse and blurry vision\n\nor\n\nan acorn falls to the ground to one day grow a new tree

!!!THE ZIZ\n!!@AdiraSlattery\n\n[[blotting out the sun|locust]]\nthe [[king|leviathan]] of the sky\nits wing flaps fell [[one thousand cedars|trueangels]]\n\nor\n\nan old wives tale\na [[misunderstanding|simurgh]]\ndoes it really matter?

!!!LEVIAMOTH\n!!@pirate_charm\n\na Roar that\nShakes the\nConcept of Reality\n\nor\n\nLand on the Back\nof Something as\nBig as a Universe\n\n[[take off.|cloudbreak]]

!!!APOCALYPSE\n!!@jaceaddax\n\na bang, a crash,\na finality that shakes us [[to our core|crumbling]]\nand changes us into something else\n\nor\n\na whimper, a crawl,\na pit in your stomach that never goes away\nno matter how deep you breathe in

!!!BAD HAIR\n!!@vidityavoleti\n\nA faux pas,\nGiggles and whispers,\n[[Talk of the town,|shears]]\nCaught dead\n\nor\n\nA busy morning,\n[[A rush job,|haircut]]\nA [[struggle,|goodhair]]\nNo time to spare

!!!PRAXIS\n!!@geostatonary\n\n[[Pride|devil]] put in empty gestures, so many words and so little action\n\nor\n\nThe sparks of the hammer shaping the metal

!!!SHEARS\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\na gamble,\na razor's edge,\na close shave\n\nor\n\nbeneficent caretaker,\ncalm hands\nand a steady heart\n\n[[and it always grows back/hair grows even after you're dead|cloudbreak]]

!!!GLASS SHARD\n!!@geostatonary\n\nYou reach to pick up the fragments and blood wells around your cut \n\nor\n\nWhy couldn't you stand what you saw in the mirror?\n\n[[once more.|cloudbreak]]

!!!LUMINOUS KNIFE\n\na #deckjam2 compilation.\n\n[[begin.|cloudbreak]]\n\n[[credits.|credits]]

!!!IS THIS YOUR CARD?\n!!@an_gremlin\n\nNailed it!\n\nor\n\nFuck!\n\n[[again?|cloudbreak]]

!!!OUTSIDE BELONGING\n!!@mossy_toes\n\n[take a token]\nsolitary\ncapable lonership\n\nor\n\n[spend a token]\noh god it hurts so much\nI don’t want to be alone\n\n[[again.|cloudbreak]]

!!!SCRIPT\n!!@reeder_music\n\nWords given [[structure,|editor]]\nScenes and acts,\nWrought into feeling\nthrough interpretation\n\nor\n\nLacks verisimilitude,\nBereft of spontaneity,\n[[Moving to the stages|pressone]]\nof someone else's play

!!!FESTIVAL\n!!@pirate_charm\n\na Lively Celebration,\na Rolling Marvel,\nFirework Splendour\n\nor\n\na Personal Victory,\na Quiet Triumph,\nDancing Inwardly\n\n[[once more.|cloudbreak]]\n

!!!PLASTIC TO PLASTIC\n!!@pirate_charm\n\na Pretend War,\nToy Machines,\nan Invitation to\nPlay\n\nor\n\na Particular\n[[Closeness,|2AM]]\nFound Only\nin the Breadth\nof Space

!!!FROG AND TOAD\n!!@geostatonary\n\nIntimacy, love in friendship, to love one another\n\nor\n\nAn inability to stop tasting what is sweet, comfort in the familiar\n\n[[once more?|cloudbreak]]

!!!ACTUALLY, WE, LIKE, DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS, BUT HERE WE ARE\n!!@passerines\n\norder out of\nchaos\n\nor\n\nan efflorescence \nconstrained\nby perfect columns\n\n[[okay, now you can start.|cloudbreak]]

!!!OZYMANDIAS\n!!@geostatonary\n\nHubris, being laid low by history\n\nor\n\n[[kinda a shitty roadside attraction|stoneking]] if you ask me

!!!MAN ON THE MOON\n!!@sasha_reneau\n\npuffy snowman\nwith a [[glass face|exile]] emerging\nfrom a tangled tin can\n\nor\n\npictured:\n[[everyone who has ever lived|moonlanding]]\n(except the photographer)

!!!NPC CAST\n!!@pirate_charm\n\na Delightful Array\nof Names Sparking\na Memorable\nPlaying Field\n\nor\n\nwho was that\nagain?\n\n[[huge mood.|cloudbreak]]

!!!JAKE NELSON\n!!@WordKerfing\n\nGodnald Regan\n\nor\n\n\nFun Fact: God is actually short for Godnald. He Doesn't like to advertise this because really why would He\n\n[[again?|cloudbreak]]

!!!DONT FUCK THE MOON\n!!@jaceaddax\n\ntaking off your spacesuit is a bad idea, there isn’t enough oxygen or atmosphere\n\nor\n\ngoddamnit orion, she already told you you’re not [[her type|moonsex]]

!!!TRANSLATION\n!!@jjaffew\n\nmy grandmother gave me a seed.\n'grow for me a field of rye,\nand i will bake for you a loaf of bread'\n\nor\n\nI traded the seed to an american\nfor an old rotting house with a yard.\nI regret it but the pain will fade in time.\n\n[[end of line.|cloudbreak]]

!!!EXECUTIONER\n!!@jaceaddax\n\ndoer of dirty work,\nbringer of death,\nthe one to blame\n\nor\n\nhey, it’s a living!\n\n[[big mood|cloudbreak]]

!!!IT'S A BABY ARG\n!!@corpserevivers\n\nu/throwaway69 posted at 4:56 am\nhey guys i found this weird youtube video in my recs anyone think it's a trailhead\n\nor\n\nsmall voice\nsmall puzzles\nsmall baby arg\n\n[[again?|cloudbreak]]

!!!PUZZLE HUNT\n!!@corpserevivers\n\nsearching for tools\nat the back of the toolbox,\na word at the tip of a tongue\n\nor\n\npicking a lock\nwith a wire and some gum,\nthe scrappiest [[victory|argsbaby]]

!!!SKIPPING CONTINENT\n!!@pirate_charm\n\nGiant's Play\nSweeps the\nOceans into\nNew Forms\n\nor\n\nWater Catching\nthe Clouds,\na Thunderous\nHigh-Five\n\n[[begin again.|cloudbreak]]

!!!AN ANNIHILATION FANGAME\n!!@geostatonary\n\nYou do not end at your flesh,\nyou do not begin with your mind\n\nor\n\nEmbrace losing yourself\n\n[[the shadows of the abyss are like the petals of a monstrous flower that shall blossom within the skull and expand the mind beyond what any man can bear|cloudbreak]]

!!!UNCANNY ARITHMETICS\n!!@ania_kezia\n\nlines out of balance\nshapes out of symmetry\ncolours outside bounds\n\nor\n\nconfusion and clarity and calm\npurpose outside purpose\nold angles made new\n\n[[where ψ = ψ(x, t) |cloudbreak]]

!!!RULE OF THREES (III)\n!!@mossy_toes\n\n[[iteration|trinityv]] of a form\n\nor\n\npresupposing an answer\na follow-through

!!!EXECUTIONER\n!!@corpserevivers\n\nthe sharp sound\nof [[steel on stone,|thud]]\ncopper smell of blood\n\nor\n\na face you know\nhidden by a hood,\na knife in the back

!!!THE ANGEL SMILING\n!!@cygni_a\n\nlook upon me,\nI bring tidings of great joy,\nhow happy to be thus employed\n\nor\n\nmore error than knight errantry,\ndon't you tempt me,\nI wish to go to heaven not to hell\n\n[[once more.|cloudbreak]]

!!!MAYSES\n!!@jjaffew\n\ndi bobe git mir a kernd.\n'farzey far mir a kornfeld,\nun ikh vel dir bakn a broyt'\n\nor\n\n[[Her words left me|translation]] a while ago...\nI guess I forgot.\nWas it important?

!!!TONIGHT WE RIDE INTO THE SUN\n!!@abemendes\n\nall the world's eggs in one basket\nunder a single bulb, far, far too hot\n\nor\n\ntoday you laugh.\ntomorrow, you'll thank me.\ni need to believe this will work.\n\n[[once more.|cloudbreak]]

!!!BONE BOOTS\n!!@roswellwrites\n\nheavy to wear\nbut best of the best \nnever [[worn through|bonespurs]]\n\nor\n\ncrunch crunch crunch \nwe walk on the ivory sea \nas [[far out as we can go|sevenleagues]]

!!!CONVERSION\n!!@pirate_charm\n\na Sewing of Variables,\na Darning of Macros,\nIT WORKS!!!\n\nor\n\nSomething Like\n5000 Different\nPuzzle Pieces\nto [[Input|makeitwork]]

!!!FIVE GREEN AND SPECKLED FROGS\n!!@passerines\n\nsat on a speckled log\neating some [[most delicious bugs|froggy]]\n\nor\n\n(yum, yum!)

!!!LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE\n!!@roswellwrites\n\nglass galvanized, \na trapped [[reagent,|catalyst]]\ncharged and ready \n\nor\n\nout on the planes \nwith a key and kite \n[[ready to catch|lightningbug]]

!!!KITTENS\n!!@fencedforest\n\nneedle claws,\nan accidental harm\nin [[seeking solace|porcelain]]\n\nor\n\na fragile comfort,\nthe innocence we had,\nechoed by a new life

!!!GHOST APPLE\n!!@sasha_reneau\n\nwhen the rot sloughs out\nit leaves [[its crystal cocoon|colonycollapse]]\non the frozen branch\n\nor\n\nsummer fruit stark with\nonly the memory of flavor

!!!EYE SPOTS\n!!@occasionalell\n\ndo not be fooled\nby the obvious target\n[[look deeper|floaters]]\n\nor\n\n[[a protective coat|blinking]]\nshielding [[your real face|mimic]]\nand true feelings

!!!YELLOW LIGHT\n!!@essivecase\n\nlast-minute rush to\nmake it to a deadline\nyou don't really need to meet\n\nor\n\nstanding back, hesitant,\n[[considering your options|navigation]]\nbefore deciding to decide

!!!DEBONAIR\n!!@geostatonary\n\nStyle, charm, the talk of town, the confidence to [[put yourself forward|badhair]]\n\nor\n\nSmoke and mirrors, confidence games, paper masks [[with nothing behind|despair]]

!!!TRUE LOVE'S KISS\n!!@AdiraSlattery\n\nlingering sweetness\npossibility in the form of flesh\nred and warm\n\nor\n\n😘💕💕\n💋💋💋💋💋💋\n👀💦\n\n[[🍆|cloudbreak]]

!!!HEAD OF THE STONE KING (LEGACY)\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\nweathered monument\nto a long-forgotten narcissist\nforetells the warning of\n[[a dismal future|stonefeet]]\n\nor\n\nshrouded in rumour and myth,\na name spoken only\nwith utmost reverence\nby those who remember

!!!SPLAT\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\na sloppy [[mistake,|trialerror]]\na clueless slip-up\n\nor\n\n[[well that didnt work|pratfall]]

!!!THE GRAVE\n!!@FaeWildin\n\n[[what we've lost,|emptygrave]]\nrestlessness,\ntear stained mud\n\nor\n\nhow we remember,\ngifts given without thoughts of gratitude,\nwhat we carry with us as we leave

!!!STARRED DOME\n!!@occasionalell\n\na [[sky reflected|planetarium]]\nwhat we cannot [[touch|portal]]\nbrought to earth\n\nor\n\nan [[infinite space|artificial sun]]\na drop of water\nwhich does not hit bottom

!!!TIDAL WAVE\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\na pull for every push,\nan undertow\nfor every overhead\n\nor\n\nwaist deep and water-clogged,\n[[an invitation|iridescent]] to wade\ninto the unknown

!!!LOCUST SWARM\n!!@mossy_toes\n\na thousand buzzing wings\ngestalt unity\ntogether we are more\n\nor\n\nunending voracity\nthe pit cannot be filled\nmore, more more!\n\n[[begin again.|cloudbreak]]

!!!KING OF PAIN\n!!@cygni_a\n\nlittle black spot on the sun,\nhat caught in the tree top,\nbutterfly trapped in a spider's web\n\nor\n\nend\nthis\nreign\n\n[[again?|cloudbreak]]

!!!SUSURRUS\n!!@geostatonary\n\nHow living fills a space,\n[[how sound fills the mind,|tinnitus]]\nhow signal becomes as silent noise\n\nor\n\nThe tone of conspiracy,\nthe song of not quite heard,\nthe threnody of life impinging

!!!EPILOGUES\n!!@geostatonary\n\nDesires [[sated,|farewells]] the mind alight, pushing things into the arms of friends \n\nor\n\nPotential curdled, characters wasted, that wasn't very good now was it

!!!THE DUKE OF MAGIC BEANS\n!!@pirate_charm\n\nBeanstalk Orchards\nSpiralling Past\nComprehension\n\nor\n\nan Uncertain Currency,\na Scattering of\nBetwixting Textures\n\n[[once more.|cloudbreak]]

!!!BIRD'S WINGS\n!!@roswellwrites\n\na silent movement \nthrough sold night air \nkeeps us all aloft\n\nor\n\n[[a dip, a dart, a dive,|takeflight]]\na rhythmic dance \nwe cannot emulate

!!!SHRINCH\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\na feast fit for regents,\na hunger sated\n\nor\n\n[[a shell|gump]] cracked wide,\na tail too good to be true

!!!SEVEN LEAGUES\n!!@geostatonary\n\nDistance collapsed into proximity,\nthe feat of folklore made true\n\nor\n\nYou cannot expect me to succeed on your timetable\n\n[[adjust.|cloudbreak]]

!!!RADIO\n!!@CiciOrcody\n\na sound made of light\nwrapping you in calm;\nmusic crystallizes\n\nor\n\na bang from the start\nremnants of the beginning\ntreated no better than dust\n\n[[again.|cloudbreak]]

!!!BUT DOCTOR\n!!@geostatonary\n\nChronic illness,\npoor mental health,\nmistaken trust\n\nor\n\nHave you tried exercising?\n\n[[how about yoga?|cloudbreak]]

!!!SUNDIAL\n!!@sn0wglass\n\n[[a sharp precision|obelisk]]\nbuilt of purpose\nan understanding of now\n\nor\n\na relic of the past\nruins left behind \nstones standing tall

!!!FEATHERBED\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\nwarm and welcome,\neager respite beckoning\nfrom [[a long day's efforts|birdswings]]\n\nor\n\nunexpected [[prickings,|princesspea]]\nuneasy comfort,\na pincushion haystack

!!!RECORDING AN ACTUAL-PLAY PODCAST\n!!@jaceaddax\n\nthe excitement of creation,\nchaos barely organized,\na story that will surprise you\n\nor\n\na knot in your chest,\na fear of forgetting,\na trust fall with no definitive end\n\n[[clap!|cloudbreak]]

!!!BELL TOWER\n!!@corpserevivers\n\nan old and rusty thing,\nonce shiny, now covered\nin [[pigeon shit|towncrier]]\n\nor\n\na thunderous noise,\n[[a choir from heaven,|steeple]]\nthe voice of god

!!!LAST WORDS ON THE MOON\n!!@essivecase\n\ni don't know\ni guess [[i'll\nmiss this place|moonwaltz]]\n\nor\n\n[[lastwords2]]hello? can you\nthis is moon base, we need\nyou're breaking up

!!!WOOL\n!!@jjaffew\n\na craftsmans [[gentle hands,|knit]]\nturns the spindle once more,\n[[fibers|featherbed]] forming thread anew\n\nor\n\nthe young are called\nto [[huddle close|knittedgifts]]\nupon a cold mountainside

!!!FUCK THE MOON\n!!@AdiraSlattery\n\n[[fuck|dontfuck]] you, you smug asshole\nlooking down on us\nall orbiting like\n\nor\n\nmoon ju-jitsu class

!!!A EULOGY\n!!@travisdhill\n\na beautiful life remembered\nsounds of weeping echo\nslight smiles on missing faces\n\nor\n\nstifled, halted [[speaking|fineghan]]\nawkward pauses in the air\na remembrance of life lost

!!!TINNITUS\n!!@corpserevivers\n\nringing, ringing, ringing\na bug in the ear\na razor-sharp pain\n\nor\n\n[[a personal birdsong|sundial]]\na chorus for one\nringing, ringing, ringing

!!!CRUMBLING\n!!@jjaffew\n\nedifice to [[rubble|bushfires]]\nstatue cracked on plaza floor\na foundation uprooted\n\nor\n\nnoone tells you when the world has ended

!!!PATRICIDE\n!!@CUIDADX\n\na threat\n\nor\n\na promise\n\n[[once more?|cloudbreak]]

!!!BLINKING\n!!@LeviPhipps97\n\nAn opportunity seized\nby one who is watching\nfar too closely\n\nor\n\na moment of rest \nwith little gained or lost\nbut necessary nonetheless.\n\n[[begin again.|cloudbreak]]

!!!SPINDLEWHEEL\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\nan [[endless|festival]] loom,\n[[an infinite spool,|glitch2]]\n[[a beautiful yarn|#deckjam]]\n\nor\n\n[[a thread unraveled|spidwhidnle]]\nand [[frayed|fieldofhonor]] in infinite,\ntangled [[loose ends|crookbearer]]

!!!COMPASS\n!!@CUIDADX\n\ndirection\n\nor\n\ndesign\n\n[[again?|cloudbreak]]

!!!THE FROZEN LAKE\n!!@corpserevivers\n\na quiet mirror,\na [[flat disc|starreddome]] of ice\nreflecting the sky\n\nor\n\na death [[trap,|icefishing]]\na brittle carapace\nsnapping like [[bone|ghostapple]]

!!!GLASS AXE\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\na devastating blow\nthat shatters at first impact\n\nor\n\nan heirloom turned weapon,\n[[beautiful yet broken|glassshard]]

!!!QA\n!!@AdiraSlattery\n\nwhat is it all?\nah thank you!\nvery informative\n\nor\n\nmaintenance of systems\nlet's see what breaks\nand then those folks will fix it\n\n[[end of line.|cloudbreak]]

!!!LEVIATHAN\n!!@corpserevivers\n\nfirst of three\nbringer of bad news\n[[herald of worse|behemoth]]\n\nor\n\ntides overtaking beaches\noceans reclaiming\nwhat's rightfully theirs

!!!CORRECTIVE LENS\n!!@essivecase\n\nfor when everything is [[askew,|zoom]]\nwhen shapes become colours\nand bloom halos of light\n\nor\n\nsharp tools, glass edges,\nsharp vision, aimed distant,\nsharp shooter, lens locked on target

!!!THE CROWN\n!!@roswellwrites\n\na [[golden loop|patricide]]\nbecomes a symbol\nin the eyes of all\n\nor\n\njewels over man\nman over land \nland over people

!!!FIRST WORDS ON THE MOON\n!!@jaceaddax\n\none small step for a man\n\nor\n\none giant [[leap|lastwords]] for mankind

!!!STUMP\n!!@AdiraSlattery\n\nrings [[girded|scump]] by rings\na wooden headstone\nthe chair of convenience\n\nor\n\na [[conspicuous absence|glassaxe]]\nblood pouring from flesh\ntourniquets linger expectantly

!!!DEFENSE\n!!@FaeWildin\n\nthe walls we build,\nthose not protected,\nactions done in the name of security\n\nor\n\nbehind the shield,\nwhat we protect,\na line in the sand\n\n[[again.|cloudbreak]]

!!!DUELIST'S GRACE\n!!@pirate_charm\n\na Pinpointed\n[[Opposition,|ddduel]]\na [[Lovingly\nCrafted Ruin|revolution]]\n\nor\n\nan Eyebrow Raise,\nCan't Help But\nGrin,\nAlways Impressed

!!!MOON HARE\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\nthief of [[stars|sunhare]],\ncelestial trickster,\n[[symbol|crownofteeth]] of freedom\n\nor\n\norigin fable,\na familiar world\nexplored through [[new eyes|maninthemoon]]

!!!ARK\n!!@jaceaddax\n\nthe whole world, in microcosm\na new beginning when it is allowed\nthe best of what there is to offer\n\nor\n\nthe whole world, [[sculpted|babble]] and shaven\nan ending forgotten to make way for beginning\nthe violence that comes from forgetting something exists

!!!SPNDLWHL\n!!@mossy_toes\n\nwouldn’t it be fucked up\nif you made Spindlewheel\n\nor\n\nbut like a neil cicierega’s [[WNDRWLL|spdwl]]\nversion of Spindlewheel

!!!THREE-EYED, ONE-LEGGED, NO-ARMS\n!!@Peskilanim\n\nThe Bus driver says\nAye, Aye, Aye, you look 'armless, hop on\n\nor\n\nA confused sphinx telling a riddle\n\n[[end of line.|cloudbreak]]

!!!DUNGEON CRAWL\n!!@spadeandspear\n\nan arduous task, a perilous journey\nevery item in its place\n\nor\n\nall fours, fresh meat always, \nriches too vast to resist\n\n[[once more.|cloudbreak]]

!!!GRAVITATION, GRATITUDE\n!!@NightinGem\n\ndrawn to one another\nan inevitable dance\nbow to your partner and begin again\n\nor\n\nthis is\nwhat i get\nfor being alone\n\n[[end of line.|cloudbreak]]

!!!PATTERN\n!!@jjaffew\n\na [[rhythms|riff]] beat\ncarries [[through street and metal|pulse]]\na jump-step then settle\n\nor\n\nmeasure twice,\ncut [[a thousand,|fractal]]\n[[our busy hands|puzzlehunt]] make for many

!!!SIGINT\n!!@geostatonary\n\nReading signal from the noise\n\nor\n\n[[Seeing noise|tarot]] for the signal

!!!VIDEO ESSAY\n!!@jaceaddax\n\nmessy rambling,\ni don’t know,\ni have feelings about this and by the end of it i’ll figure out what they are\n\nor\n\nillumination,\na new perspective,\nfalling in love with the way someone else falls in love with stories\n\n[[end of line.|cloudbreak]]

!!!DISCOVERY\n!!@essivecase\n\nwe named it after\nthe thing we longed for,\n[[we crossed our fingers|curiosity]]\n\nor\n\nquietly grounded,\nparked in the shade,\nreplaced in the shadows

!!!CRACKED ICE\n!!@cygni_a\n\nloud and turbulent,\na destabilized path,\n[[the end of tradition|permafrost]]\n\nor\n\nthe start of innovation,\na necessary disruption,\ntruth brought to light

!!!AUGUST\n!!@AdiraSlattery\n\n[[sweltering heat|calendaroak]]\nthe orange sun glares\nwater flees like mice\n\nor\n\npurple robes swirl\na more nobler sight\nbreath deeply of power

!!!AMEN\n!!@geostatonary\n\n[[To praise, to shout, to sing|theory]]\n\nor\n\nThe quiet of relief

!!!NUMBER STATION\n!!@essivecase\n\nrhythmic tapping,\nhumming wiring,\nfamiliar sounds\n\nor\n\n12 48 16 83\n46 33 94 [[10|binary2]]\n73 88 45 52

!!!DEFIANCE\n!!@NightinGem\n\na child scorned, \na cheek unturned, \na storm brewing in the minds of men\n\nor\n\na voiceless conversation\na [[collective resolve|defense]]\nsticks, stones, and the words they kept from us

!!!INERTIA\n!!@geostatonary\n\nThe secret that bullets do know, the gathering motion of the inexorable, the river that breaks the dam\n\nor\n\nThe horror of impact, the difficulty of bending the arc of time, the tragedy of aiming poorly\n\n[[ln(p2/p1)=Δh(vap)/R*(1/T1-1/T2)|cloudbreak]]

!!!MOON LANDING\n!!@corpserevivers\n\n[[the sweat of a thousand|mission control]]\nso that four feet\nmay touch soil\n\nor\n\ndid that even happen?\nwas it ever real?\n[[do you believe?|firstwords]]

!!!HOW COULD I NOT KNOW\n!!@mossy_toes\n\nhe uh... sure made sure to tell us about it\n\nor\n\nwhen he went back to the Dark Tower\n\n[[damn..... makes u think|cloudbreak]]

!!!MIDDLES ARE BULLSHIT\n!!@jjaffew\n\nsomeone who tells you\nto find [[true meaning|cusp]] in your work\nprofits off what you make\n\nor\n\n\nto miss the destination\nand yearn for where you’ve left

!!!AURA\n!!@occasionalell\n\nspace warping\nthe floor out from under your feet\n[[the horizon approaches|moebius]]\n\nor\n\nan omen of what's to come\nand the time to prepare\nbuckle up.

!!!IMPROVISATION\n!!@jjaffew\n\ncarry the tune\na path [[found not made|gorgonzola]]\nfrees us from expectation\n\nor\n\ndon't bother making plans\nwe'd only fuck them up anyways

!!!STOP LIGHT\n!!@roswellwrites\n\na red eye\n[[a green eye|redlight]]\na yellow eye \n\nor\n\nlife is a highway\nunder the eyes of god \ndrive all night long

!!!CLERESTORY\n!!@fencedforest\n\ncolumns of noonday sun,\npooling dust aglow in spring,\na [[glimpse of the divine|belltower]]\nwithin\n\nor\n\nthe [[tall and cold|vaultofheaven]] of stone,\ntheir backs bent over\nto bring us light

!!!DIMENSIONAL BULL\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\ncreature of burden,\n[[beast of labor,|gravity]]\nan oxcart drawn\nin lines across the cosmos\n\nor\n\n[[impossibly stubborn,|bullshit]]\nimmovable shape,\na standoff in the middle\nof two ends of a torus

!!!A REALLY LONG BEAN\n!!@roswellwrites\n\none, king among the rest, \nreaches out it from the truck\nand prepares to jump\n\nor\n\na [[treasured prize|smolbean]]\non a dinner plate \nproud yet humble

!!!HOLLYHOCK GOD\n!!@geostatonary\n\nAmbition, playing at being the world, [[your whims|wishing]] are unbearable \n\nor\n\nAction provokes response, look to your players for guidance, the joys of co-conspirators

!!!TIAMAT\n!!@geostatonary\n\nCeding power to a partner, trepidation, conflicting desires, sorrow at slain family\n\nor\n\nRAGE AGAINST THE WORLD AND [[RAISE UP GREAT BEASTS,|dungeonmaster]] FILL THEM WITH YOUR VENOM AND GRANT THEM THE AUTHORITY AND THE POWER TO SLAY YOUR ENEMIES

!!!CATWALK\n!!@citadelofswords\n\na [[precarious|kittens]] balance, \ntightrope high [[above the stage,|soundbooth]]\ndon't look down \n\nor\n\na hiding place \nfor the [[unafraid,|catinhat]]\nlegs swinging without a care

!!!THE DEVIL\n!!@CUIDADX\n\nDETAILS\n\nor\n\nDEBT\n\n[[crawl out.|cloudbreak]]

!!!LIGHTNING BUG\n!!@CUIDADX\n\n[[discovery|synchronicity]]\n\nor\n\nnostalgia

!!!UNION\n!!@AdiraSlattery\n\ncollective bargaining\nseizing our rights\n[[recognize your power|wildcat]]\n\nor\n\nhands clasped in hands\na loving embrace\ncanopy overhead

!!!SPELLJAMER\n!!@AdiraSlattery\n\nmagic space boats\ncool hippos\nchase the planes\n\nor\n\njust play Troika\n\n[[again?|cloudbreak]]

!!!THE CROWN OF TEETH\n!!@jaydragsky\n\ncrown of crowns\nking of kings\ngod of gods\nfirst among the cosmos\n\nor\n\nking of [[cavities|boneboots]]\ndecaying from within\nan empty throne

!!!SYNCHRONICITY\n!!@roswellwrites\n\nscientists study fireflys \nto find out why they blink \nas if they are [[one body\nbroken down to many|rhythm]]\n\nor\n\ntwo people look up \nat the same time and \nfor a single moment \nshare a stunning knowledge

!!!TURN ON\n!!@jakejnelson\n\nactivate it\nbring it to functionality\nlet all see its purpose\n\nor\n\nsorry your bonus to Hot is HOW much\n\n[[tell them what you want.|cloudbreak]]

!!!THE NIGHT\n!!@FaeWildin\n\nwhat we truly fear,\nthe unknown,\na place not for us\n\nor\n\ncomfort,\nthe heavens above,\nrest after a long day\n\n[[again?|cloudbreak]]

!!!CROOKBEARER\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\na party of felons,\na backroom argument,\na sleuth's greatest downfall\n\nor\n\nhoney-tongued social climber,\nwhose many hats conceal\nrage, barely-contained\n\n[[try again?|cloudbreak]]

!!!TRINITY, AGAIN\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\n[[a bit|ruleofthrees]]\nthat we keep\n[[coming back|repetition]] to\n\nor\n\n[[a punchline|bit]]\nthat never\ngets old

!!!KNITTED GIFTS\n!!@yayforbooks\n\ntime and hours [[turned into love|whiteelephant]]\nwarmth in a cold world\nso many socks\n\nor\n\nunwanted and uncared for\nmoth-eaten\na blaze of anger

!!!darting hands\n!!@alpha3nine\n\nquick and sure\nconfidently coy\nstrong and nimble\n\nor\n\nrestless energy\ntentative fumbling\nshaking with nerves\n\n[[again.|cloudbreak]]

!!!TOWN CRIER\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\nmaster of the spire,\nlord of the belfry,\n[[known and revered|piedpiper]] by all\n\nor\n\nsubject of mockery\nand unjust derision,\ncruel and callous treatment

!!!THE RED RACER\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\nbeleaguered by rivals\nand scorned on all sides\nby inscrutable naysayers\n\nor\n\na brilliant athlete,\n[[unparalleled|phantom]]\nin speed and daring

!!!ITS ARGS BABY!\n!!@roswellwrites\n\na joyful [[cry|arghbaby]]\nshared by detectives \nin love with the chase \n\nor\n\na period at the end \nof a careful archive, \na friendly toast to mystery

!!!TEMPERAMENT\n!!@reeder_music\n\nexponential processes,\nusing logic and mathematics\nto be in tune with yourself\n\nor\n\n\nflaring bright and vicious,\nflowing cool and steady,\nhow you tune yourself to others\n\n[[D.C. al fine|cloudbreak]]

!!!REPETITION\n!!@cygni_a\n\nremix, edit, renew,\nbut with zombies,\n[[sideways, upside down, reversed|remix]]\n\nor\n\nstagnation,\ncarbon copy blockbusters,\nnothing is new

!!!A RED SCYTHE\n!!@mercurialcomet\n\nberry-stained\nmade to harvest\na handy tool\n\nor\n\nskeletal hands\na scream in the the night\na [[glint|redberry]] of terror

!!!WILDCAT\n!!@CUIDADX\n\ntake up arms against a sea of troubles\nand [[by opposing\nend them|worksongs]]\n\nor\n\ncuriosity killed the cat\nbut discovery\nbrought it back

!!!SPOTLIGHT\n!!@CiciOrcody\n\nthe world's a stage,\nlight smiles upon you,\nyou're [[ready to shine|stoplight]]\n\nor\n\n[[the eyes of god|glitch]] have found you,\nthe world knows of your crimes.\nrun

!!!GNU\n!!@roswellwrites\n\na man is not dead if [[his name|unix]] is still spoke\n\nor\n\nwe remember them \nwe pass them on \nwe carry forth their names [[in ringing silence|jailbreak]]

!!!BUSHFIRES\n!!@Peskilanim\n\nBone dry wood and flaking leaves\nturn to flame, their bodies fuel the blaze.\nAsh coats the sky, creatures flee\nthe land is cleared.\n\nor\n\nA sudden spark, old wood sent to ash\nNew life waits beneath the blackened soil\nBurrowers emerge, new trees grow\n\n[[regrow.|cloudbreak]]

!!!HORSESHOE NAIL\n!!@worshipthesquid\n\na fallen messenger\na scale tipped\nand all for want of a horseshoe nail\n\nor\n\na value unrecognised\na value asserted\nchange brought by the act of a horseshoe nail\n\n[[onward.|cloudbreak]]

!!!VOL LUMINOUS\n!!@worshipthesquid\n\na glowing trail of sound\na script of light\na kind and easy cue\n\nor\n\na billowing expanse\nan endless page\nan e'er-expanding view\n\n[[go back?|cloudbreak]]

!!!FROGGY WENT A COURTIN\n!!@abemendes\n\nfrog meets mouse,\nsword meets pistol,\na tale as old as time,\nand [[no less windy|jeremiah]]\n\nor\n\nThere are some \nweddings invitations \none should elect \nnot to accept

!!!BALANCE\n!!@onlavenderwings\n\n[[all things in place,|instability]]\na delicate, fragile harmony,\nbeauty in perfection\n\nor\n\n[[equal and opposite]] forces,\nfighting to be higher,\n[[tearing each other down|theforce]]

!!!SPOTLIGHT\n!!@onlavenderwings\n\nHarsh light\nCasting Sharp Relief\nSubject of [[Intense Scrutiny|eyespots]]\n\nor\n\nLook Here!!\n[[I’m the Star of the Show,|daredevil]]\nThis is My Stage

!!!TUNELESS GUITAR\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\nbeaten down and derelict\nthreadbare and unstrung\n\nor\n\n[[familiar and calloused|temperament]] hands\npluck an off-key melody

!!!ANTITHESIS STATEMENT\n!!@geostatonary\n\nA compelling arguement\nFor babies, that is\n\nor\n\n"In Response to Thesis"\nYou can't wait to see them at the conference, [[fist to fist|synthesis]]

!!!WOLF'S CLOTHING\n!!@roswellwrites\n\ndo not go into [[the forest of time|sidewards]]\nthe wolves dwell there \n\nor\n\nbeware which sheep you give your heart to\nhe might have very sharp teeth

!!!EXILE\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\nself-absorbed survivor,\nrunning on spite\nand impossible to please\n\nor\n\nlonely hermit,\n[[starved of touch|satellite]]\nand hungry for solid ground

!!!THUD\n!!@AdiraSlattery\n\na falling life\nhitting the concrete\nromanticized halo\n\nor\n\ndeep sound\nhollow sound\nheavy sound\n\n[[end of line.|cloudbreak]]

!!! \n!!@PactoftheFerret\n\nthat's too binary\n\nor\n\nconstraints lead to true creativity\n\n[[again.|cloudbreak]]

!!!KING OF THINGS\n!!@pirate_charm\n\nshattered knick knacks,\nsifted and deliberated\n\nor\n\nwho needs a crown,\nwhen you have pockets\n\n[[begin again.|cloudbreak]]

!!!PRINCESS'S PEA\n!!@corpserevivers\n\na [[sharp pain|dukebeans]]\nin the small of the back,\na sleepless night\n\nor\n\na royal mark\non the body or [[blood,|peasoup]]\nan unexpected lineage

!!!SECRET PATH\n!!@pirate_charm\n\nan Absurd Trick,\na Precise Shortcut\nDemanding Perfection\n\nor\n\na Long Way Around\nthat Gets There Faster\nin the End\n\n[[again.|cloudbreak]]

!!!WELL WELL WELL\n!!@corpserevivers\n\n[[three hungry mouths|threeyed]]\n[[a void made plural|ruleofthrees2]]\n\nor\n\n[[what have we here?|whathave]]

!!!STAR-CROSSED\n!!@jaceaddax\n\na precarious crush, a heart skipping a beat, when you really really want to but really really can’t\n\nor\n\nblocks tumbling, hearts racing, what was left unsaid [[finally brought into the light|privatecathedrals]]

!!!PRESS ONE FOR MORE OPTIONS\n!!@abemendes\n\nThe number you have called is no longer in service. To purchase it, press #. Otherwise, [[please hold indefinitely.|dialtone]]\n\nor\n\nInbox full. To overwrite an extant voice message of your choice, press #. Otherwise, please hold indefinitely.

!!!SATELLITE\n!!@fencedforest\n\nweary watchers,\ntaxed and helpless,\narchitects of arks unbuilt\n\nor\n\na [[sacrifice-elect,|starsnuffer]]\nposed at the edge\nof a self-eating sun,\ncamera in hand

!!!POWERED BY THE APOCALYPSE\n!!@jaceaddax\n\nwe’re [[in too deep to stop now,|fitd]]\nthis [[system|grudging]] can sustain forever,\npay no attention to [[the changing weather|quietyear]]\n\nor\n\n[[the world is dying.|bob]]\n[[what do you do?|worldbuilding]]

!!!COLUMBIA\n!!@occasionalell\n\n[[a promise of better days|discovery]]\nfilled with the thunder\nof [[earth's center|tonight]]\n\nor\n\nagain\n[[metal fails|gnu]]\nand we suffer for it

!!!WORK SONGS\n!!@adanarama\n\nbold and necessary demands\na shared rhythm\na synchronous voice\n\nor\n\ngrim determination\na tired call to distant comrades\nsplintered versions of shared hopes\n\n[[begin again.|cloudbreak]]

!!!MICROPHONE\n!!@reeder_music\n\nspeak quietly\nit will resonate\nacross far [[greater distances|tuneless]]\n\nor\n\nyour gain is too high\nwe can hear every sound of your living flesh\nin far too close proximity

!!!CEMENT\n!!@BMunise\n\nLay new foundations for an industrious future.\n\nor\n\nStrengthen the bonds that tie you and they will support you from the stresses of the world.\n\n[[you have nothing to lose but your chains.|cloudbreak]]

!!!PORTAL\n!!@ryanspangler\n\n[[the stars have structure|infiniteloop]]\nand funnel\ntowards home\n\nor\n\n\nthe seamless surface\nreveals nothing\nbut matter

!!!MOLTING\n!!@onlavenderwings\n\nwhat once protected now constrains,\nslough off [[old scars,|tobecome]]\nmake way for new growth\n\nor\n\n[[a skin that never fit,|phoenix]]\na name that echoes false,\n[[shed it all|imago]] and become, again

!!!THE WEREWOLF\n!!@roswellwrites\n\nthe beast within \ningrained in our rhythms\nbreaks out once a month\nand makes us more than that \n\nor\n\nthey walk among us \nwith [[our human faces|dracula]]\nbut coats of fur \nwatch out

!!!ICE FISHING\n!!@LeviathanFiles\n\nA moment spent with friends\nEnjoying the frozen silence\n“I love you” when you most needed it\n\nor\n\nWaiting and nothing\nCold\nWhat am I going to do with all this fish now\n\n[[preservation.|cloudbreak]]

!!!WELL\n!!@jjaffew\n\na lightless [[abyss|wellwellwell]]\nbearing bounty for some effort\nor a boon for some coin\n\nor\n\nan unrelenting grip\na makeshift prison\nscale the walls in vain

!!!RIFF\n!!@sasha_reneau\n\nan enthralling hook,\na baseline to build and return,\ngood bones for improvisation\n\nor\n\nvariations on a theme,\nmeets-meets-meets\nbut [[cut it askew|improv]]

!!!CAT IN THE HAT\n!!@abemendes\n\nnow, here is a game that they like,'\nsaid the cat.\n'they like to fly kites,'\nsaid the cat in the hat.\n\nor\n\n[['no! not in the house!'|nostalgia]]\nsaid the fish in the pot.\n'they should not fly kites\nin a house! they should not.

!!!BABEL\n!!@jaceaddax\n\nthe hubris of [[man,|jakenelson]]\na terrifying feat,\na power [[too strong to exist undivided|fracture]]\n\nor\n\ngod’s a fucking union buster. i tried to make it sound pretty but that’s what i wanna say. fuck it. god’s a pinkerton, [[don’t @ me|defiance]]

!!!BEANSMITH\n!!@pirate_charm\n\na Rooted Anvil,\na Sprouting Hammer,\na Trickster Artisan\n\nor\n\nNothing But\nA Silly Name,\nI Assure You\n\n[[begin again.|cloudbreak]]

!!!GRAVITY'S YOKE\n!!@WordKerfing\n\ndowsing rod of invisible wells,\nconductor's baton of [[stellar orchestras|well]]\n\nor\n\nthe feeling of falling while waking up\nand knowing from where the memory comes

!!!CLOCKS\n!!@pirate_charm\n\nNeat Abstraction,\nTidied Stakes,\nan Anchoring\nCommunique\n\nor\n\na Wall of Time,\nScattered Progress,\na Lack of \nUnmapped Directions\n\n[[four or six ticks?|cloudbreak]]

!!!TANGO OF BEES\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\na buzzing cavalcade,\na moving conversation\n\nor\n\na somber [[parade]]\nto a flowery destination

!!!OUROBOROS GATE\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\ndoor that might open\n[[if only you had the right|greatwork]]\n\nor\n\nkeys to success\nlie through an open

!!!IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT\n!!@jaceaddax\n\nyou are only [[allowed|binary]] to speak to me from now on if it is in [[spindlewheel|monorail]] [[card form|meta]]\n\nor\n\n[[if you can’t,|spindlewheel2]] it’s probably [[not important enough|thesis]] to say anyways

!!!KING OF KINGS\n!!@cygni_a\n\n[[broken pedestal,|hallelujah]]\ncracked [[stone|frogs]] in the desert\n\nor\n\nlook on [[my works,|things]]\nand [[despair|ozymandias]]

!!!STONE KING'S FEET\n!!@geostatonary\n\nWhat you see: a pair of feet and a statement made in foolish pride\n\nor\n\nWhat you think: must have been some kinda foot guy\n\n[[begin again.|cloudbreak]]

!!!VERSE\n!!@worshipthesquid\n\na paragraph chosen, \na [[mindful reading,|videoessay]]\nan old phrase found appropriate\n\nor\n\nracing thought given form\n[[a changeable meaning|verse2]]\na messy struggling line

!!!ALWAYS FORWARD\n!!@AdiraSlattery\n\none foot in front of the other\n[[endless|inertia]] soundless marching\nlinear time\n\nor\n\nI cannot be contained\n[[I cannot be stopped|march]]\nI dare you to try it

!!![...]\n!!@geostatonary\n\nDeath, emptiness, the bleak\n\nor\n\nThe inchoate, the possibility not yet written, the flower blooming beyond the possible\n\n[[end of line.|cloudbreak]]

!!!MARCH\n!!@essivecase\n\nkeep your feet in line!\nshoulders square! arms still!\nadvance [[on command!|may]]\n\nor\n\nwhat do we want?\nwhen do we want it?\nhow are we going to get it?

!!!FRACTURE\n!!@Peskilanim\n\nA W ld B r o en\n or ars k\nTh e s t sca tter ed\n\nor\n\nYoung | Old\nHearts | Minds\nA Brighter| A Predictable\nHorizon | Refuge\n\n[[once more.|cloudbreak]]

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!!!PEA SOUP\n!!@jjaffew\n\nyesterdays feast\nprovides [[long returns|storehouse]]\nin an uncertain time\n\nor\n\nimpenetrable\ntil a spotlight reveals\na truth we feared

!!!2ND VERSE\n!!@roswellwrites\n\nsame as the first\n\nor\n\nthe land after the bridge\nand chorus\n\n[[bridge.|cloudbreak]]

!!!FALSE ANGELS\n!!@worshipthesquid\n\nas big as belief\nand twice as shiny\nup so high on swindled backs\n\nor\n\na celestial is mortal\na pedestal forged with good intentions\na human face obscured by halo\n\n[[again.|cloudbreak]]\n

!!!JUDGE\n!!@jjaffew\n\na grand trial.\nour sins spell our end.\nnow argue our case.\n\nor\n\nrun now,\nfor if you are quick,\n[[you can save a washerman's life|jury]]

!!!BIT\n!!@jjaffew\n\na fruitful void makes\na tool for all problems\nslot in what you need\n\nor\n\nold laughter\nreduced to a passphrase\nare we friends anymore?\n\n[[end of line.|cloudbreak]]

!!!SIGNALJAMMER\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\nsaboteur and spy,\n[[an enigma cracked too quickly|spelljammer]]\na lucky break squashed\n\nor\n\n[[a slip of the fingers,|numberstation]]\na clumsy knife on\nan impossible knot

!!!THE OSSUARY\n!!@SpeaktheSky\n\nAll rest alike\nSkull and bone\nLayers of our shared history\n\nor\n\nAll the pretties on display\nTrophies taken\nFor the taking\n\n[[begin again.|cloudbreak]]

!!!ZOOM\tZOOM\n!!@CUIDADX\n\nsomething in the nearby distance\n\nor\n\nsomething just out of view\n\n[[again?|cloudbreak]]

!!!HAMMER\n!!@an_gremlin\n\nBreak them down.\n[[Clear the path.|nail]]\n\nor\n\n[[Build something new.|sickle]]\nHold it together.

!!!THE BEAN OF DUKES\n!!@pirate_charm\n\na Planting Resulting\nin a Leafy\nCourt of Knaves\n\nor\n\nEach Season\na New Lord\nCrawls Up\nFrom the Soil\n\n[[end of line.|cloudbreak]]

!!!HALLELUJAH\n!!@essivecase\n\na resounding refrain,\npraising power unknown\nand eternity [[inconceivable|amen]]\n\nor\n\na worn-out cry,\nstronger than "thank you"\nbut [[more like a "please"|godabove]]

!!!SECURITY\n!!@geostatonary\n\nHey, you shouldn't be back here \n\nor\n\nI'm gonna need you to come with me\n\n[[again?|cloudbreak]]

!!!HONEYCOMB\n!!@WordKerfing\n\nsweetness found [[from the hands of many|dungeon]]\n\nor\n\na palace, melting

!!!SOFT\n!!@jjaffew\n\na kind smile \nhides cruel intentions\n'protect me!' cries the wolf\n\nor\n\nwhat does it mean\nto be known like this?\nhave I failed?\n\n[[pick yourself up.|cloudbreak]]

!!!CONES\n!!@Triplejumpster\n\nThe writer\nIs drunk\nAnd steals\nTraffic cones\n\nor\n\nThe King\nLeaves his throne\nTo steal cones\n\n[[once more.|cloudbreak]]

!!!SPRING\n!!@onlavenderwings\n\nturning adversity into potential,\npotential into power,\ndriving forwards\n\nor\n\nsow the seeds of what's to come,\ncoax forth new growth from barren lands\n\n[[mixing memory with desire,|cloudbreak]]

!!!TAROT READING\n!!@mossy_toes\n\nsee previous card\n\nor\n\n[[see next card|404]]

!!!#DECKJAM\n!!@mossy_toes\n\nunrelentingly positive dopamine rush\n[[a flood|spindlebreeder]] of emotionally evocative notifications\n\nor\n\ncollaborative poetry\na concentrated burst\ninject it straight into our veins

!!!GOLD COIN\n!!@geostatonary\n\nthe tinkle of commerce,\nthe liquidity of life,\nthe value imagined inherent,\nto sparkle and be wanted\n\nor\n\nMomento Mori\n\n[[turn the wheel.|cloudbreak]]

!!!THE FOX\n!!@adanarama\n\nswift and quiet by moonlight\nthe perfect theft\nhunger sated\n\nor\n\na raucous disturbance\na sudden awakening\na trail of blood and feathers\n\n[[end of line.|cloudbreak]]

!!!STAGEHAND\n!!@cygni_a\n\ndon't touch that,\nwait here,\nquiet!\n\nor\n\n[[warning,|security]]\nstandby,\ngo

!!!FOND FAREWELLS\n!!@mossy_toes\n\nan early retirement\npension due\n\nor\n\nall tapped out\ntaking a rest\nappreciating good company\n\n[[ende.|cloudbreak]]

!!!A BREAK IN THE SKY\n!!@LeviathanFiles\n\nAn escape,\n[[A launch,|skyisfalling]]\nA jump to somewhere that does not exist\n\nor\n\nSomething Wrong,\n[[A limit on your dreams,|challenger]]\nAn invasion from other worlds

!!!RED LIGHT GREEN LIGHT\n!!@corpserevivers\n\ngo\n[[go|yellowlight]]\ngo\n\nor\n\nstop\nstop\nstop

!!!EXPOSITION\n!!@jaceaddax\n\nstilted conversation,\nawkward worldbuilding,\nlooking directly at the camera and saying something you’ve known your whole life\n\nor\n\ndrawing maps,\nexplaining factions,\n[[bury me|epilogues]] in incidental details

!!!CLIFFORD THE BIG RED PARALLELOGRAM\n!!@abemendes\n\nthough he never spoke,\nthe mere revelation\nof his existence was\nenough to spark wars.\n\nor\n\nA unruly constellation,\na refuge seeker, unaware\nof [[the shouts and ripples\naround his footfalls|dimensional]]

!!!ROUGH DRAFTS\n!!@reeder_music\n\nsketchbooks, files and folders\nendless iteration on a lone idea\nstepping stones to finality\n\nor\n\na thousand tiny masterpieces\nevery idea worthy\nso few survive\n\n[[again.|cloudbreak]]

!!!CREDITS\n\nAh, shit, here we ago again! \n\nWhat's good. This is a compilation of every single card made for [[Ben Roswell's|https://roswellian.itch.io/]] second #deckjam, which ran the night of March 18, 2020. You can find the first tweet [[here|https://twitter.com/roswellwrites/status/1240396310945169410]]. \n\n[[Caro Asercion|https://seaexcursion.itch.io/]] collected the tweets in a spreadsheet [[here|https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17LtobtR4bQVKwlB_tdRlJV6RuxJbY1qQoenVENNJ4oE/edit#gid=0]]. Samantha Day put all of these shits into this twine game. Hey, that's me! You're on my itch page! Buy some games while you're here! Want to play with these cards in a different way? [[Janie Jaffe W|https://janiejw.itch.io/]] made a spreadsheet where you can do that [[here|https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Uttt0IhtJjP0nukzahe33rLUHRzICnJR8UKr8t6Y-Y0/edit#gid=2126129801]].\n\nA few notes: \n\n- If you get to the end of the line, you can back button; you don't actually have to go back to the beginning. \n- Find a mistake? Unless it's game-breaking, please don't tell me about it. I never want to look at this again, by which I mean, "uhhhhh it's not a mistake, it's an artifact of translation. Art!" \n- If your tweet has been included and you want it un-included, DM me on Twitter and I'll take it out. \n- That's it. That's the notes. \n\nHere's the list of contributors.\n\n@_tinyflower\n@abemendes\n@adanarama\n@AdiraSlattery\n@alpha3nine\n@an_gremlin\n@ania_kezia\n@BMunise\n@CiciOrcody\n@citadelofswords\n@corpserevivers\n@Crash_Pit\n@CUIDADX\n@cygni_a\n@DealerUmbra\n@essivecase\n@FaeWildin\n@fencedforest\n@GamesDropbear\n@geostatonary\n@jaceaddax\n@jakejnelson\n@jaydragsky\n@jjaffew\n@LeviathanFiles\n@LeviPhipps97\n@MatthewGuz\n@mercurialcomet\n@mossy_toes\n@mrmatthew\n@MTimewarp\n@NightinGem\n@number_one_twit\n@occasionalell\n@odddaysgeorge\n@onlavenderwings\n@PactoftheFerret\n@passerines\n@Peskilanim\n@pirate_charm\n@reeder_music\n@roswellwrites\n@ryanspangler\n@sasha_reneau\n@SeaExcursion\n@sn0wglass\n@spadeandspear\n@SpeaktheSky\n@thirdbike\n@tinstargames\n@travisdhill\n@Triplejumpster\n@vidityavoleti\n@WordKerfing\n@worshipthesquid\n@yayforbooks\n@Zindaras\n\n[[begin?|cloudbreak]]\n[[secret bonus card!]]

!!!DISTANT STAR\n!!@essivecase\n\na steadfast signal,\nan ancient compass,\nfor [[modern|plastic]] calibration\n\nor\n\ninconceivable devourer,\nglowing and aflame,\nbetter admired from far away

!!!WORLDBUILDING\n!!@plural_j\n\ntake control of what you cannot\nrescue what needs rescuing\ncreate something for all to experience\nhold it together without poking holes\n\nor\n\na [[patchwork|principles]] of open spaces \nwaiting patiently to be filled

!!!GUMP\n!!@ania_kezia\n\nthe last mistake you'll make\n\nor\n\nsolace, solitude\n\n[[once more.|cloudbreak]]

!!!THE TOMB\n!!@seaexcursion\n\na [[burial shroud,|a eulogy]]\na [[ghost|dead emperor]] in the attic,\na final [[task|grave]] unfinished\n\nor\n\na eulogy [[delivered,|moss blanket]]\na [[gravestone|catacomb]] unmarked,\na full life [[remembered|eulogy]]

!!!PERMAFROST \n!!@CUIDADX\n\nancient\nburied\nuntouched\n\nor\n\ndread\n[[containment|burial]]\nprophecy

!!!POLLUTION\n!!@mossy_toes\n\nat a certain point\nshitposting\ndilutes the corpus of the deck\nas an interpretive oracle\n\nor\n\nas fun as these [[memetic diversions|sigint]] are\nthis probably isn’t the platform for them

!!!IMAGO\n!!@geostatonary\n\nThe final form, the idealized body, that which survives to adulthood\n\nor\n\nThe point of no return, permanance, living with your scars\n\n[[again?|cloudbreak]]

!!!SCUMP\n!!@LeviathanFiles\n\nA Scrilbus \nTwo or more Cumbusses\nGrelchen \n\nor\n\nI’m [[uncraveling|scrinch]]\nUnwavering Frungus\nBeetlegoose

!!!RULE OF THREES\n!!@corpserevivers\n\na half-assed punctuation\na funny list\na lazy joke\n\nor\n\na fulfilled setup\n[[a satisfying denouement|sacredgeometry]]

!!!NONSENSE\n!!@onlavenderwings\n\nnon sense?\nno nsense!\nno ns ense!\n\nor\n\n'twas brillig,\nturkish [[delight,|language]]\nmerry christmas to all, and to all a good night!

!!!LETTING GO\n!!@corpserevivers\n\na hand not taken\na word unspoken\na [[last and silent|molting]] glance\n\nor\n\na casting-off of bonds,\na shedding of skin --\nso comes love

!!!LIES\n!!@AdiraSlattery\n\na forked [[tongue]]\ninsidious and painful\nthe sin of duplicity\n\nor\n\npracticed answers\nthis comforting shadow cloak\na tool to keep you safe

!!!SIDEWARDS\n!!@jjaffew\n\nlook at the right angles\nand the world unfurls\nreach out and through its geometry\n\nor\n\nunexpected destinations are the most fun kind\n\n[[here we are!|cloudbreak]]

!!!STRIP\n!!@Peskilanim\n\nTo reveal oneself\nbecome vulnerable and seize the power of trust\nthe barriers of society fall apart\n\nor\n\nAn endless line Stretching out reaching the horizon and promising a future\n\n[[start again.|cloudbreak]]

!!!PARADE\n!!@jaceaddax\n\na joyous occasion,\nan exciting celebration,\nan event to look forward to every year\n\nor\n\nthe musical that made me sob my eyes out because it way too goddamn close to home\n\n[[return.|cloudbreak]]

!!!ACID RAIN\n!!@yayforbooks\n\ndissolving bonds\na breakdown of matter\nconsequence of folly\n\nor\n\nfrom death, renewal\nlessons learned\na garden in the wasteland\n\n[[again.|cloudbreak]]

!!!DIAL TONE\n!!@reeder_music\n\na synthetic hum\nthat nonetheless\nbrings a human voice\n\nor\n\none too many\na request not likely to be answered\nare they screening their calls??\n\n[[once more.|cloudbreak]]

!!!DID YOU KNOW\n!!@geostatonary\n\nWorld-renowned [[writer|cones]] Stephen King was once hit by a car? \n\nor\n\nJust [[something to consider|howcouldi]]

!!!PANOPLY\n!!@geostatonary\n\nCunning tools, the smithing of legend, stories honored and repeated\n\nor\n\nThe chains of expectations, [[the weakness of your favored tools,|lance]] long memories and ill will

!!!GLITCH\n!!@geostatonary\n\nThe world is wrong\n\nor\n\nThe world is beautiful\n\n[[again.|cloudbreak]]

!!!TRINARY\n!!@jjaffew\n\n[[a strong foundation,|trinity]]\na part of a whole,\na wobbly bench\n\nor\n\ncompetition\nspells all our ends eventually,\ngang up on me, will you?

!!!EDITOR\n!!@passerines\n\noh my god, [[please \nstop|rewrites]] being so precious\nwith this \n\nor\n\na [[winnowing|poisonpen]] of words\na [[necessary refinement|comma]]

!!!FROG OF FROGS\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\nmasterful amphibian,\npinnacle\nof land and sea alike\n\nor\n\nscourge of [[the pond,|frogtoad]]\nleader of the lilies

!!!PRIVATE CATHEDRALS\n!!@roswellwrites\n\ntogether we write tiny lullabies\nthat will be [[forgotten by time|annihilation]]\nsnowed under by people not like us \n\nor\n\ntogether we write prayers \nthat will pass through years [[unheard|vendun]]\nto someday find just the right set of ears

!!!NEWTON'S CRADLE\n!!@occasionalell\n\none sets off another\nmoving down the chain,\na [[force returned|tidalwave]]\n\nor\n\na tangled mess,\nan experiment gone wrong,\nstuck between more powerful [[forces|gravitation]]

!!!SYNTHESIS STATEMENT\n!!@jaceaddax\n\na moment of discovery,\nwhere things finally make sense,\n[[everything has been leading up to this|triplethreat]]\n\nor\n\ni’m really trying to make this venn diagram a circle but it’s just not working out

!!!STOREHOUSE\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\ngreedy and gluttonous,\nmonopolistic hoarders\nwho step on paupers' necks\n\nor\n\ngentle and generous,\na philanthropic bounty\nto last the longest winter\n\n[[again?|cloudbreak]]

!!!WYRD\n!!@worshipthesquid\n\n[shuffle this and the next card lower in the deck. a string pulls taut, a path is laid by a watching power]\n\nor\n\n[set this and the next card aside. a fate averted, a plan laid aside, a path untaken]\n\n[[knight of wands. six of wands. nine of swords.|cloudbreak]]

!!!CATALYST\n!!@spadeandspear\n\ncontrolled reagent,\ncarefully measured, \nprecision in creation\n\nor\n\nloose flame,\nprecipitating calamity, \na butterfly's wing\n\n[[transition state|cloudbreak]]

!!!SPDWL\n!!@geostatonary\n\n[[How far is far enough?|pollution]]\n\nor\n\n[[When does the joke stop?|announcement]]

!!!THE ANGEL'S GAZE\n!!@roswellwrites\n\n👁👁👁👁👁\n[[👁👁👁👁👁|truelove]]\n👁👁👁👁👁\n\nor\n\n👁‍🗨👁‍🗨👁‍🗨👁‍🗨👁‍🗨\n👁‍🗨👁‍🗨👁‍🗨👁‍🗨👁‍🗨\n👁‍🗨👁‍🗨👁‍🗨👁‍🗨👁‍🗨

!!!LAST WORDS OF THE MOON\n!!@abemendes\n\n[[goodnight earth|fuckmoon]]\n\nor\n\nno! [[stop!|flagmoon]] i'm allergic to flags!

!!!MOON WALTZ\n!!@corpserevivers\n\nalone at the edge\nof the universe\nhumming a tune\n\nor\n\nspaceship shanty\nbreaking [[the silence\nof the stars|beetango]]

!!!BEHEMOTH\n!!@AdiraSlattery\n\nborn of primal chaos\nall horns and fur\nas [[strong as brass and iron|leviamoth]]\n\nor\n\n[[bones under the earth|apocalypse]]\nthey yearn to be free\nlife can never truly be forgotten

!!!GRUDGING SUCCESS\n!!@jakejnelson\n\na worse outcome,\na hard choice,\na price to pay\n\nor\n\ndammit what would that even mean in this situation. dammit. uh ok you get less of the thing i guess? dammit\n\n[[again.|cloudbreak]]\n

!!!FORLORN HOPE\n!!@geostatonary\n\nFor Glory and for Honor\n\nor\n\nFor this is the place you've been told to die\n\n[[again.|cloudbreak]]

!!!CLOWN SCHOOL\n!!@occasionalell\n\nharder and more work\nthan you would think\nfor the bright colors\n\nor\n\na pie in the face,\na fall,\na [[laughing crowd|butdoctor]]

!!!THE EMPTY GRAVE\n!!@worshipthesquid\n\nfresh dug earth\na silent mouth, a dark eye,\nan empty doorway, waiting\n\nor\n\nrisen! a crack in the ground.\nthe past doesn't stop to knock. \nit is not here where you left it.\n\n[[again?|cloudbreak]]

!!!MARKETPLACE\n!!@cygni_a\n\nbuy, buy, buy\nnow\ndo it\n\nor\n\nsell, sell, sell\n[[wait\nstop|stockmarket]]

!!!PLANETARIUM\n!!@jaceaddax\n\ndistance diminished,\nwonder and awe,\na vast universe collapsed [[to be seen|ticket]] in all its glory\n\nor\n\na [[simulacrum|miniaturized]] of stars,\na false sky,\nlight creating what light has blocked

!!!TARNISHED CROWN\n!!@yayforbooks\n\nthe weight of duty, [[a family to uphold,|panoply]], histories sung by bards\n\nor\n\na puppet show, a pauper's vengeance, bawdy laughter in a tavern

!!!ACCOUNTING\n!!@AdiraSlattery\n\nthe quiet sound of math\nnumbers on a page\nbrows in thought\n\nor\n\na [[final reckoning|goldcoin]]\nall shall be known\nall shall be known

!!!UNHOLY STATISTICS\n!!@roswellwrites\n\n[[hellish graphs|unmappable]] go ever upward \nactions cause infernal reaction \nthings spin out of control \n\nor\n\nunder the water of everything \na great leviathan of numbers dwells\n[[hungry, hungry, hungry|sports]]

!!!CALENDAR OAK\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\neons collapsed\ninto a [[single tree,|stump]]\nbark and leaves\ngiven history\n\nor\n\nthe past cut down\nto fuel a future\nburnt to the brink

!!!PHANTOM RACER\n!!@corpserevivers\n\nthe roar of an engine\nthe roar of a crowd\nthe roar of a heart back to life\n\nor\n\nthe drive to succeed\nthe drive to be seen\nthe drive to revenge\n\n[[again?|cloudbreak]]

!!!THE FACTORY\n!!@ania_kezia\n\nsmog and steel\nan uncaring beast\n[[metal and heat|sprocket]] and pressure\n\nor\n\na [[triumph of labor,|union]] cooperation\nmany minds as one\npeople coming together, building

!!!WHAT HAVE WE DONE\n!!@jjaffew\n\nvictory at great cost\ntastes just as sweet\nto the determined\n\nor\n\nhubris brings destruction\nbut destruction brings new growth\n\n[[blaze a path.|cloudbreak]]

!!!RE/MIX\n!!@geostatonary\n\n[[As above,|ouroboros]] read so below\n\nor\n\nAs below, read so above

!!!SPINDLEWHEEL\n!!@jakejnelson\n\nSPINDLE\n\n[[or|wheelspindle]]\n\nWHEEL

!!!TRIAL AND ERROR\n!!@passerines\n\nprocess refinement, \nexpensive mistakes, \nblazing trails\n\nor\n\nif at first you don’t succeed, \n[[give up!|debug]]\ncry about it.

!!!COLONY COLLAPSE\n!!@corpserevivers\n\n[[spectral insect wings|ghostmantis]]\nbrushing over skin,\na sharp and fragile whisper\n\nor\n\na [[pattern]] broken down\nto unfamiliar parts,\n[[a tapestry|honeycomb]] unraveled

!!!LANCE\n!!@passerines\n\n[[hold the line.|forlornhope]]\n[[keep them at bay.|hammer]]\n\nor\n\ndrain the wound. \n[[apply pressure.|ruler]]

!!!DREAM OF A QUIET YEAR\n!!@PactofTheFerret\n\nafter the collapse where do you belong?\n\nor\n\nWhen the Frost Shepherds come,\nwho will stand with you?\n\n[[summer into fall.|cloudbreak]]

!!!PHOENIX\n!!@mossy_toes\n\ninferno crescendo\nexultant transfiguration\nmutable liberation\n\nor\n\ncrackling nakedness\n[[no ash mantle hides the flame|theziz]]\ntender vulnerability, self-bared\nraw to touch and be touched

!!!STOCK MARKET\n!!@jaceaddax\n\nmoney isn’t real!!!!\nstop saying it’s real!\nit’s fake!!!\n\nor\n\neverything you own,\nturned to dust,\nby a single decimal point on a chart\n\n[[end of line.|cloudbreak]]

!!!GORGONZOLA\n!!@abemendes\n\ncontrolled rot,\ndelectable disarray,\nas ripe as ripe can be\n\nor\n\nit isn't a soup\nuntil a little dirt\nfalls into the pot\n\n[[eat up!|cloudbreak]]\n

!!!BACKSTAGE\n!!@SeaExcursion\n\nfickle of fame,\nexclusive and notorious,\nshrouded in the celebrity\nof very important people\n\nor\n\n[[invisible mechanisms|stagehand]]\nthat carry the key\nto a dazzling performance\nof [[effortless|script]] appearance

!!!MASHUP\n!!@corpserevivers\n\ntwo sounds mixed\nto make a third,\nsomething entirely new\n\nor\n\ntoo much [[signal|re/mix]]\nin the noise

!!!FLOATERS IN YOUR EYES\n!!@roswellwrites\n\neverybody has these \n[[little bits of life|correctivelens]] in them \nthat are them but arent them\n\nor\n\nyou cant become a pilot, you know,\nor a sniper or an astronaut \nnot with free floating cells \nlocked in your liquid ge

!!!MOON SEX\n!!@AdiraSlattery\n\nbouncing and fumbling\nthe gravity of the situation\nshared air\n\nor\n\nfucking a massive rock\nit's so so so big\noh it feels very nice\n\n[[this went some places.|cloudbreak]]

!!!MIMIC\n!!@Zindaras\n\n[[a (poisonous?) pretender|trappedchest]]\na cuckoo's call\na mask behind a mask\n\nor\n\na cheap forgery revealed\na cuckoo clock\na con artist run out of town

!!!DEAD EMPEROR\n!!@LeviPhipps97\n\nancient knowledge given\nat just the right moment\nthat makes the difference\n\nor\n\na missing presence\nfor better or worse\nthat is felt by all.\n\n[[once more.|cloudbreak]]

!!!THE FORCE\n!!@jaceaddax\n\nan ancient, sacred code,\na natural law,\nthe balance that begins and ends all things\n\nor\n\na petty excuse for endless war,\ncompromise that kills,\nfaith that destroys\n\n[[once more.|cloudbreak]]

!!!GOOD HAIR\n!!@pirate_charm\n\na Careful Learning,\na Cultivated Upkeep,\na Newfound Confidence\n\nor\n\nan Outrageous\nExpression of\nStyle and\nBravery\n\n[[again.|cloudbreak]]