5.24: Second Citadel--The World to Come (Part 1)

The center of the Universe, mere hours before the battle that will determine its final fate. This is a war that not all will survive.
Welcome to the Penumbra, dear Traveler. We hope you enjoy your stay.
(Trigger warnings can be found at the bottom of this episode description and at the end of the transcript.)
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Joelle Kross -- Transcriptionist
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Jeff Wright -- Graphic designer
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Attribution: Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.
“EK Cobra Pistol Crossbow.mp3” by Tairblenn freesound.org/people/Tairblenn/sounds/540406
“MCU_or_movie_inspired_blade_stab_or_slash_flesh_sounds.mp3” by Artninja freesound.org/people/Artninja/sounds/700235
Winterstorm II: A Cinematic and ambient soundscape - by Kjartan Abel.
Visit kjartan-abel.com/library to find free music for your next project.
This work is licensed under the following: CC BY-SA 4.0 Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
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TRIGGER WARNINGS:
- Military action
- Gunfire and weaponry
- Sudden loud noises
- Death and injury
- Violence and threats of violence
- Violence and significant harm towards children
- Deception
- Abuse of authority
- Body horror
- Self-harm/self-destruction
- Fire
- Sexism and xenophobia

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