<p>Professor Stoat and his band pick up a new follower. Merrily marries a horse, hypothetically. Johnathan thinks about how he thinks about strangling Cyrus. We meet Cyrus's sponsor, and Alice Miller hears those four magic words.</p> <p>Part 1 of 2.</p>

Professor Stoat and his band pick up a new follower. Merrily marries a horse, hypothetically. Johnathan thinks about how he thinks about strangling Cyrus. We meet Cyrus's sponsor, and Alice Miller hears those four magic words. Part 1 of 2.

Episode 9, Part 1: Horsing Around with Letters

A sprawling science fantasy comedic adventure romance, with goblins and cannons!  Johnathan Miller has harbored a secret flame for his childhood friend Merrily Hunter for years, and as Midsummer's Eve approaches he's ready to make his move. But when a cranky, sharp-tongued professor of Applied History rides into town looking for a lost book, Johnathan and Merrily quickly find themselves swept up in an adventure that will take them to the very edges of history, language, and probability. They join a host of colorful men, women, goblins, fey, snarfs, horses, and strange outsiders, all set in a world grappling with the consequences of scientific advance, political unrest, and religious debate.

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A sprawling science fantasy comedic adventure romance, with goblins and cannons! Johnathan Miller has harbored a secret flame for his childhood friend Merrily Hunter for years, and as Midsummer's Eve approaches he's ready to make his move. But when a cranky, sharp-tongued professor of Applied History rides into town looking for a lost book, Johnathan and Merrily quickly find themselves swept up in an adventure that will take them to the very edges of history, language, and probability. They join a host of colorful men, women, goblins, fey, snarfs, horses, and strange outsiders, all set in a world grappling with the consequences of scientific advance, political unrest, and religious debate.

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Episode 9, Part 1: Horsing Around with Letters