Chapter 17: If I Could Trace With Bloodless Fingers

The Silt Verses

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🗓️ 4 April 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Carpenter wakes in a garden of the dead - and reflects on the possibility of life beyond the Trawler-man.

Content warnings: This episode features descriptions of physical decay, acts of drowning/poisoning, and physical assault.

This episode stars Sarah Griffin, Méabh de Brún, Sarah Golding, Daphne Nitsuga and JV Hampton Van-Sant. Additional voices provided by Cole Weavers and Michelle Kelly.

Transcript: https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-season-2-chapter-2

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0:00.0	I have a few minutes, folks. Just a few minutes. Yes, Tim.
0:10.0	By the grace of the herald, adjudicator shrew, is there going to be a war?
0:16.2	Is there going to be a war? Let me put this as plainly as I know how. My fellow adjudicators and I
0:24.6	do not want a war. This country does not want a war. We are still investigating the tragic
0:33.0	events concerning the town of Bellwethers, close to the border. I have not yet seen any evidence that
0:41.1	agents of the consolidated lingustrates played any part in these said tragic events, and I would
0:49.7	urge everyone not to listen to hearsay. If that evidence is found, then obviously I would expect there to be consequences.
0:59.7	But that does not mean allowing ourselves to be distracted by those who are simply seeking to stir up trouble.
1:07.8	Now, I hear now some of our local politicians are claiming the CLS was responsible for the Greater Glottage Radio Miracle this summer as well.
1:17.0	I mean, come on.
1:18.6	And remember, all of this happened in my territory.
1:22.8	I, I, nobody is more devastated, more furious about this atrocity than I am.
1:30.7	But adjudicated, with the rappable eyes of the herald upon you, what if evidence should
1:35.1	be found? If evidence is found, a sacrificial levy might be appropriate, but I don't think
1:40.6	anyone is interested in matters escalating further than that, under any circumstances.
1:46.1	And as for the so-called parish of tide and flesh that operates in the western midlands of the
1:53.5	peninsula, we have dedicated a special team to rooting these renegades out. No expense has been spared. They will be found,
2:04.6	and they will be dealt with. I'll take you next, Ed. In sight of the courier adjudicator
2:10.2	is swift call must be answered. Are you looking forward to the spring election?
2:14.4	I am looking forward to the spring election. My re-election. And no, I haven't picked my pairing yet, but there are some great candidates out there right now, some really fresh divinities, and I think you're going to be just as excited about meeting my running partner as I am. All right, one more, Emily?
2:35.5	Mm-hmm.
2:37.1	Look, let me put it this way.
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