"Magnificent Maurice, or the Flowers of Immortality" by Rati Mehrotra

"Magnificent Maurice, or the Flowers of Immortality" by Rati Mehrotra, narrated by Wil

Original Publication Credit: Lightspeed Magazine, November 2020 / Previous audio version: Audio reprint in CatsCast episode 6, September 2022

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