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of feminist stories for a new generation.

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Now onto our episode. This is Ferry and the Bard. Enjoy!

I'd like to tell you about a friend of mine.

You've met her before. Her name is Ferry.

A traveling Bard was visiting freshwater for the weekend. I didn't know what a Bard was

when I first met him, so just in case you don't know either. A Bard is sort of like a mix

between a poet, a songwriter, and a storyteller. They travel to different places, inventing

songs and poetry about current events, and the people they meet along their travels.

As the Bard set up some benches in the town square, the town's folk from freshwater began

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