The Eleventh Arm

Published: April 29, 2022, 6:35 a.m.

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A mural painted by an anonymous artist inspires both dread and wonder.

Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction

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Excerpt:
On the wall of a poorly kept apartment building was painted a vast mural of a forest in the midst of winter, the trees laden with snow, the ground, likewise. The sky a crisp and sharp blue. The mural had appeared overnight at the start of winter. And it had greeted me every morning since then. The first time I\\u2019d walked past it, I had stopped to gaze at it, and appreciate it. It was one of the few lovely sights I saw on my far-too-early mornings before I arrived at work.

But on that day, something new happened.

As we all stood and gazed at the mural, it\\u2026changed.

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CREDITS
Story: \\u201cThe Eleventh Arm\\u201d Copyright \\xa9 2018 by Nila L. Patel
Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production:\\xa0 Nila L. Patel

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

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Music by Chris Logsdon*
\\u201cMystical Town (Loop)\\u201d
\\u201cLevel 6 (Loop)\\u201d
\\u201cLevel 7 (Loop)\\u201d

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Music by Lee Rosevere
\\u201cAwkward Silences (version b)\\u201d
\\u201cFeatherlight\\u201d
\\u201cBetrayal\\u201d
\\u201cFeatherlight (remix \\u2013 vocals by Heather Feather)\\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 Chris Logsdon 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 Chris Logsdon 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.\\xa0 At center, a woman seen from mid-calf up, standing and facing forward. She has eleven arms, all bare, ten emerging from her sides symmetrically, the eleventh bent across her waist from her right side.\\xa0 A different object or energy is held by or hovers over each hand. From top right clockwise, a five-petaled flower, a glowing orb, a drop of blood, a stylus or gouge, a lightning bolt, a wheel, a pen, a scroll, a rainbow flame, a pendant of a colorful eye. Above the hand of the eleventh arm floats a feather. The woman has long hair and wears a dress with an ornate collar and short sleeves. \\xa0A watermark of the word \\u201cStoryfeather\\u201d appears over the image.

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