You wake in a strange room.

Your clothes are foreign and the walls are covered in objects from a different world.

You don't know where or when you are, or if you're still dreaming.

There are footsteps in the hall.

Jumping up, you race out of the room and into the streets.

You have just entered the Twilight Histories.

Hi, I'm Jordan Harbor.

Thank you for tuning into the Twilight Histories. What you're about to hear is Pale God by Kevin Valbenese. Before we get started, I want to give you a quick update on our French retreat. We've had a great response to the survey so far, and this gives us options. We're going to be reviewing all the surveys,

and we'll narrow down what our trip to France might look like very soon. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, the Twilight History's is planning a writing retreat in France next year,

and I put it out to all of our listeners that if you want to come, there's a survey

on the Twilight History's website you can fill out, and that will help us narrow down what you want

to do while in France. I'll tell you more about this at the end of the show. And now, for today's show,

Pale God by Kevin Valbenese.

Enjoy.

Ah, hello. You must be our traveler. Right this way, please.

According to your file here, you requested a journey back to the time of the ancient Maya.

You didn't specify one exactly, but I'd hazard a guess that you're interested in their classical period when the civilization was at its peak. If you'll indulge me for a moment, I'd like to propose an alternative.

Just have a seat right there. This won't take long.

Now then, the very fact that Just have a seat right there. This won't take long.

Now then, the very fact that you're here means that you understand how minute differences can result in massive changes. Joseph Stalin drinks himself to death during the German invasion

of the Soviet Union, and the war is then lost by the

Allies.

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