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Jan 27Liked by Leigh Parrish

This is awesome! The snakey hiss of "ease their suffering" somehow reminds me of Poe's "surcease of sorrow" and similar turns of a phrase.

I've found myself increasingly wandering out of crowded Culture City and off the beaten Path of Politics and into the foreboding-yet-fascinating Fiction Forest that borders the misty map of Substack, and I must say I am delighted with strange and wondrous things I'm finding there!

(Yes, I know the case could be made that most cultural and political discussions nowadays are complete fiction too, but you know what I mean haha)

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Cool take on the legend! I especially like the imagery of the two glassy eyes staring out of the rags, reflecting the lantern; it reminded me of seeing the shining eyes of a wild animal just at the edge of a street lamp, while walking at night. Great creepy immersion.

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Oh, quite interesting. A good desire (the ceasing of suffering) taken to a horrific extreme ...

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Nice! Well told!

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Ooohhh. And now we know

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Do we, though?

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Ooo. Oooo!! Well, that gave me the shivers in the best possible way! 💀

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OH SHIT D:

Such a great add to the urban legend!

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Thank you!

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Nov 9, 2023Liked by Leigh Parrish

...it's damn chilly in here

such a satisfying snippet

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This is so good. Another piece of the puzzle that is The Suff falls into place.

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WOAH! This is amazing!

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Thank you!

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It makes the Suff seem less like a dumb monster and more of an entity with goals we don’t understand

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Was not expecting the Suff to speak.

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I don't usually like when monsters speak, but in this case I thought it made the situation much creepier.

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Holy SHIT. IT SPEAKS! I must say, I was not expecting this whatsoever! Knocked it out of the park, Leigh.

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