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Episode 771. Flashback Friday. The Mercy Ephesius. By Rachel K. Jones.

Look at my friends to the show that never ends, as Emerson, Lake, and Palmer once exorted.

I only just found out it was them, despite that quote being in my head for about 30 years.

I used to listen to the rock show on Radio 1 you see, or try to. I would usually listen

to part of their 15 minute opening jingle creek, and it usually included that line, for

that was about to rock, etc. And so on. What have you? I mention it here because this

is a flashback Friday. We'll be taking a deep dive into the past records of EP, into

the past of the characters of this week's story, picking over what to some is rubble and

wreckage, and to others is a life well lived.

Episode 472 originally released in 2014. Norm hosting, Matt Weller reading and audio

producing, and the mighty day of Thompson narrating. All of them orbiting the incandescent

star of Rachel K. Jones. One of the best genre writers working today. Seriously, Rachel

is startlingly talented. I've learned in every way from every story of hers I've

encountered, and this is no exception. So, without further ado, it's story time.

The Mercy of Theesius by Rachel K. Jones

Greta and Jamal have three arms, two legs, and one working kidney between the two of them.

The kidney belongs to Greta. Its twin went to her little sister three years back, and now

she has a laparoscopic keel scar over her belly button to remember it by. She can feel

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