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“Puplift: A Dog's Guide to Space, Chapter 3” by Tempe O'Kun (read by the author)

Today’s story is “Puplift: A Dog's Guide to Space, Chapter 3 by Tempe O'Kun, who is the staff writer at Culturally F'd, and the writer of the Windfall and Sixes Wild series by FurPlanet Productions, and you can find more of his stories on his FurAffinity or his SoFurry account.

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You’re

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today’s

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is “Puplift:

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A

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Guide to

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Space,

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Chapter 3

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by

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Tempe

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O'Kun,

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who

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staff

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music

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Chapter 3”

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author himself.


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Sky Sweeper
The AIs have little ships that fire lasers at paint chips and other small things in orbit. Then those things fall into the atmosphere and burn up. That keeps them from hitting you. They emit light and look pretty in the sky. You can make a reservation to have them fall during the night time, so you can sit on the grass and watch them with your friends on the planet.


MEGASTRUCTURES
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visit

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our

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friends.

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is

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very

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thoughtful.


END

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OF

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CHAPTER

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THREE
We

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have

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talked

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about

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lots

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ask

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dog.





This

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was “Puplift,

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Chapter 3”

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and

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for

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you

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Tempo,a

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dog

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in

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music

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always,

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you

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more

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stories

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on

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at thevoice.dog,

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podcasts.

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you

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for

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listening

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to

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The

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Voice

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of

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Dog.

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