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“That Damnable, Heavy Shade” by Ta'kom Ironhoof (read by the Author)

Today’s story is “That Damnable, Heavy Shade” by Ta’kom Ironhoof, who hosts the Dinner At Yiffany’s podcast and is currently in the process of having his first book, “Going the Distance” published by Fenris Publishing. Be on the lookout for it sometime in the near future.

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