The Cavern Traveler

Published: March 17, 2023, 7:10 a.m.

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A woman seeking medical treatment for what seems to be a travel-related infection in her foot becomes involved in a grander mystery.

Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction

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Excerpt:
\\u201cIs there such a thing as hallucinogenic moss?\\u201d

Seyyal raised her brows as she asked the question, and watched her cousin\\u2019s fork freeze in mid-air. They were having their usual monthly brunch and catching up with each other. And Seyyal had already somewhat updated Yalanda about the subject that had been occupying her mind since she\\u2019d gotten back from vacation, her left foot.

Yalanda set her fork down and leaned forward. \\u201cOkay, am I about to get the real story about your vacation?\\u201d

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What\\u2019s the Word (that inspired the story)?
Overmorrow: the day after tomorrow (source: dictionary.com)

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CREDITS
Story: \\u201cThe Cavern Traveler\\u201d Copyright \\xa9 2019 by Nila L. Patel
Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production:\\xa0 Nila L. Patel


Music
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\\u201cTrip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background\\u201d by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)


Music by ANDREA BARONI (Cyberleaf)*
\\u201cFugue For One Synthetic Heart (No Percussion)\\u201d
\\u201cSlightly Across (No Percussion)\\u201d
\\u201cForest Bathing\\u201d

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Music by LEE ROSEVERE
\\u201cAll the Answers\\u201d
\\u201cNight Caves\\u201d
\\u201cFeatherlight (remix \\u2013 vocals by Heather Feather)\\u201d
\\u201cDecompress\\u201d
\\u201cThoughtful\\u201d
\\u201cWaves of Sleep\\u201d
\\u201cBaldachin\\u201d
\\u201cAwkward Silences (version a)\\u201d

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*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.

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Music by Andrea Baroni is licensed from GameDev Market
Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0

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Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net
Find more music by Andrea Baroni at gamedevmarket.net
Find more music by Lee Rosevere at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com
Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

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Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. Black silhouette of a figure seen from the back standing at the mouth of a cavern. The mouth has a rough trapezoidal shape. Light shines into the cavern from outside. The cavern has smooth walls. Some trees and shrubbery are visible outside. To the left of the silhouette is a translucent mirror image copy of the silhouette. The two figures are connected and overlap at one foot, below which is aglow. The original image is horizontal and rectangular. A border was added at top and bottom to make the shape square. A version of the original image was magnified and color-shifted.

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