Ramses O'Flaherty has been a busy man in recent days. A brand new way of life doesn't build itself, after all -- and before you can ever build it, you'll have to tear down the old life getting in everyone's way.

As Juno and Rita come up from the sewers they can see, immediately, that Ramses has succeeded in the latter goal. Oldtown is gone. It's never coming back. And in its place stands Newtown, a shining city on a hill, a paradise of Ramses's own design. The only questions, then, are these: what is paradise? And what must one do before they allow one through its gates?

Welcome to the Penumbra, dear Traveler. We hope you enjoy your journey.

(Trigger warnings can be found at the bottom of the episode description.)

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"Kind of Girl" by Jeris, featuring spinningmerkaba: http://ccmixter.org/files/VJ_Memes/35657

“Chime_01.wav” by Andromadax24 https://freesound.org/people/Andromadax24/sounds/186719/

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“Hammering Nails, Close, A” by InspectorJ https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/406048/

“Cloth Rip” by Dpoggioli https://freesound.org/people/Dpoggioli/sounds/263541/

“Chair-Dining_Chair-Wooden-Dragged-04.wav” by D W https://freesound.org/people/D%20W/sounds/145707/

Transcript:

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(Transcript by Sarah Baum.)

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