The River at the Edge of the World1
1 which is to say, the sky. Once upon a time, there were the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rooster (but not Hen, since girls are a different animal), Rabbit, Monkey, Dragon,...
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One of many ninja Buddhas, Ninja Tathagata is trained in every ninja technique. He is the mortal enemy of suffering; however, ninja techniques cannot conquer suffering in these the Latter Days of the...
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1 presupposes familiarity with Pokémon. Gautama meditates in the tall grass. Jane runs up. Gautama smiles. “Jane,” he says, “I meditate in pursuit of enlightenment, so that I can free all sentient...
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The tunnels are deep. The tunnels are dark. They have lots of water in them, and giant spiders. They also have a subway. Sometimes, the subway hits one of the giant spiders. Whoosh! Bam! The spider...
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