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Hello junkies, I figured out how many episodes of Slay remain.

To the one you're about to listen to right now, after 27, there are seven episodes to go.

It should all finish up on episode number 34.

Now, we might do live Q&A episodes to wrap it up nicely after that.

Those are always fun and if you've got questions for the Q&A episode, email them to info at emptyset.com.

If you got a question, I'll strive to answer it in real time on one of our similar in place Wednesday live streams.

Let me get you cut up on the story and then we're all going to go repeat Judas Priests lyrics backward until a demon appears.

Previously on Slay.

Lincoln beat the holy hell out of the guy who mugged Dylan Cantrell, got the gold he needed to pay off bingles and took 10 grand for himself.

Whatever will he spend it on.

Lincoln feels lost and alone.

He's been due by Calista into protecting her and now he's contemplating going ahead to head with four deadly bounty hunters.

Before he heads out on that mono-on-quattro mission from which he might not make it back, he needs to help Magda with Billy's training.

How desperate is Lincoln? Find out next on Slay episode number 27.

The Christmas music was gone, thank the gods, but the tree and the fake boxes beneath it remained.

Maybe it brought joy to the old people who lived out their last days here, Lincoln didn't really know.

Holiday season or no holiday season though, sunset house still stank of pending death.

Lincoln tossed the banded stack of $100 bills onto the reception desk.

Sorry, he said. I'm fresh out of envelopes.

Smooth as a Vegas dealer, Lloyd swept the stack into a desk drawer and closed it.

Thank you, Mr. Franks. That is a bit more than you usually bring.

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