Hey folks, Aaron here.

Welcome to deeper lore.

This is a short bonus episode designed to be a topical guide to the most recent episode of

lore.

Why?

Well, there are a ton of episodes in the lore catalog, close to 300 of them spanning

over nine years, which makes it hard to track down specific ones.

Even I have trouble, which is why I have a Magic Special spreadsheet for all of them, so I can search keywords to find what I'm looking for.

Now, you might be a new listener here as of the last month or two, or maybe you're part of that dedicated crowd who has heard every single episode we have ever

made.

Regardless, looking at that massive list of episodes might feel like it's a bit overwhelming,

so deeper lore is here to help.

If this week's new episode sparked any interest in you in hearing other similar episodes,

then this bonus episode is designed to point you in the right direction. To that end, this week's new

lore episode 255 off the rails is all about something iconic, a murder on a train.

Now I know that lore is a show mostly about stories at the intersection of

folklore and real history but every now and then we bump into an old time

true crime story that comes at our purpose from a new angle.

So with a story like the one you heard this week,

it's more about a real historical event that becomes, in a way,

the seed for a very stereotypical kind of story.

It gives birth to folklore. I mean who hasn't read about or watched a

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