Owl to Toki

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A raven came with a package for Toki. Enclosed was a book, bound in black leather, written on the best paper, with the illustrations moving, as if the story was coming to life. Ofdensen had checked the book thoroughly for hexes and poison, and gave it the all clear.

Toki,

Here is your copy of Deddy the Metal Bear. Take good care of it.

Also, how many copies of the regular edition did you want for the Shoggies?

Charles Ofdensen

The un-popcorning of Franz Liebkind

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It was more of a bang, like a WWII-era pistol being fired, when the particular kernal at Franz Liebkind's nameplate popped.

"Guten tag hop-clop, guten tag--vait, vhere am I?" The nutty German composer looked around the room, mystified, and then looked down at himself. "Ach, I'm covered in butter! Und salt! Is gross, Vinston!"

That was when he noticed his favorite pigeon was conspicuously missing.

"Vinston? Vinston! Vinston, mein liebling, vhere ist du?"

Franz ran for the doors, frantic. Winston was missing, and Franz would not slow down or stop until he was found.