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Castle in the Clouds

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00:00 / 06:03

Suite No. 6, First Movement:

CLAIRE FIGHTS FASCISM

Military on the Streets

When Claire was walking to the store, she gazed at the castle in the clouds far off in the distance. Then suddenly she noticed that the military was policing the city.
"This can't be right," Claire thought to herself. "I thought that using the military as a police force is illegal and unconstitutional in this realm! My teacher said that the Posse Comitatus Act prohibits the military from enforcing domestic laws!"

Martial Law

Then she witnessed the military firing upon its own citizens. "Why is the government treating us as the enemy? There is absolutely no emergency here, but our leader must have invoked the Insurrection Act anyway, which is ironic since our dear leader incited an insurrection during which his brainwashed followers beat and killed policemen who were protecting the capitol. This is just an authoritarian power grab, and a lot of people are going to get hurt. I must do something!"

Pulling Excalibur from the Stone

Claire remembered Excalibur, the magical sword stuck in stone not far away in the nearby woods. Many had tried, but nobody had ever been able to pull the sword from the stone. "Maybe its magical powers can end fascism," Claire thought to herself. "I must try with all my strength to pull the sword from the stone. It's the least I can do!" She hiked through the woods and eventually found Excalibur in the stone. She pulled and pulled on the sword for hours. Finally, with all of her strength, she loosened the sword and pulled it out of the stone.

Merlina

Suddenly a woman who looked like a goddess appeared. "I am Merlina, my child. By liberating the sword from the stone, you also liberated your mind, and you can also liberate the minds of others. You now have great power. You were destined to pull Excalibur from the stone, which signifies your divine right to rule, as well as the power and virtue of justice and your unbreakable connection to the supernatural. Excalibur's powers, my child, include supernatural strength, such as the use of holy magic against dark beings, the kindling of blinding light, and a protective scabbard that prevents you from dying if you are wounded. It also grants abilities such as flight, the creation of illusions, invisibility, and even complete control over others. Remember that with your sword, my child, you can cut through anything, but remember also to use it for a righteous cause. You must go now and fulfill your destiny by defeating the fascists in the castle."

Drug Lord

Claire climbed the steep hill up to the castle in the clouds. Before she reached the gate, she commanded Excalibur to cloak her in invisibility. Since the guards could not see her, she slipped through the open gate without difficulty. Invisible, she wandered through the halls of the castle and discovered a man sitting on a pile of money, with bottles of liquor and pills everywhere. Artura suddenly made herself visible. "You are a drug lord. You make tons of money by addicting people to the products you sell. You ruin their lives. You sometimes even kill them and ruin the lives of people in their family. You care nothing about he misery you cause. You value profits above all life. You are a corporate fascist who gets away with harming people by buying off politicians. You are a plutocrat without conscience. I am here now to stop you!"
The drug lord stared at Claire with glazed-over eyes. Then he suddenly transformed into a lion with human-like hands and rushed towards her. Claire flew away down the hall.

Salacious One

Claire suddenly turned around and held Excalibur straight up in front of herself. Suddenly a brilliant flash of light from the sword blinded the horrible creature. Using holy magic, Claire then cast a spell: "I command you to turn back into your human form. From now on, you shall never sell drugs of any kind to anyone. You will give all of your money to charities that aid people whose lives you have ruined. So mote it be!"
The creature whimpered and slouched away down the hall.

Gun Lord

Then Claire went to a different room and found a man with numerous guns near him as he sat on a pile of money. Claire shouted, "You are a master of war, a lord of death. You profit by selling guns that kill innocent adults and children. Some people even use your guns to commit suicide. Your guns are the main cause of death for children in this realm. Were you even aware of that? You should be ashamed of yourself, yet you keep buying off politicians to perpetuate this carnage! You are nothing but a corporate fascist!" Claire wanted to say more, but suddenly an alligator slithered into the room, and the man turned into a warrior and mounted the back of the alligator.

Breakers into Pieces

Claire felt terrified but again held her sword straight up in front of herself. A brilliant flash of light from the sword blinded the horrifying creatures. Then Claire again cast a spell: "I command you to turn back into your original form. From now on, you shall never sell guns of any kind to anyone. You will give all of your money to charities that aid people whose lives you have devastated. So mote it be!"
The alligator disappeared and the man whimpered and slouched down the hall.

War Lord

Claire wandered out into the courtyard of the castle and found a man who was sitting on a pile of money while surrounded by weapons of war. Claire shouted at him, "You are a corporate fascist who profits from war. You buy off all of the politicians so that we don't have a decent health care system or a decent educational system or a decent social safety net. Instead we get perpetual war, thanks to you. You must always have war to make a profit while the rest of us suffer. You are a monster disguised as a protector of the realm!"

Burners

A horse stepped in the room as the man transformed into a flaming devil who mounted the horse and rode it directly towards Claire.
Claire felt terrified again but held her sword up in front of herself. A brilliant flash of light from the sword blinded the horrifying creatures. Again Claire cast a spell: "I command you to turn back into your original form. From now on, you shall never sell weapons of war of any kind to anyone. You will give all of your money to charities that aid people whose lives have been ruined by war. So mote it be!"
The horse disappeared and the man whimpered and slouched away.

Wizard of the Castle

As Claire explored the castle, she came upon a troll in a fancy suit, who seemed to be conducting business of some kind.
When the troll noticed Artura, he stopped talking on the phone. He smiled and asked, "You have quite a lovely sword, my dear. How much would you like for it?"
"Sorry, it's not for sale," Claire responded.

Detainee

"But, my dear, I am a great wizard. I have great powers. I can give you whatever you want," the troll replied. "Or I can throw you in the dungeon and then send you to a concentration camp. Already today I have detained one man and sent seven men to a 'detention center.' I wouldn't want to have to do the same to you."

Laborers at a Concentration Camp

"You remember the Writ of Habeas Corpus, don't you? Did you conduct any kind of due process before you sent them to the concentration camp?" Claire asked.
"Why, of course not. We don't have to worry about doing that silly nonsense anymore here in this realm. I am far too powerful for that now," the wizard responded.

Crematorium

Then the wizard insisted, "Think carefully about your choice, my dear. The sad fact is that at the concentration camp we starve the slaves and work them to death. Then we incinerate their bodies in the ovens of the crematorium."
Claire held Excalibur straight up in front of herself and blinded the wizard. Then she cast a spell: "You are now completely under my control. I am going to take you to the dungeon where you will await trial. Everyone deserves due process. Without it, justice cannot prevail."
As if hypnotized, the wizard followed Claire's commands and soon found himself behind bars.

Witch

Soon Claire encountered a witch. "I see that you have great powers," the witch commented. "With our powers together we can control the entire realm--perhaps even the whole world."
Claire held up Excalibur and replied, "I have the divine right to rule, and I fight for the virtue of justice, not for insidious evil," Claire replied. Then she blinded the witch with the sword and cast a spell: "You are now completely under my control. I am going to take you to the dungeon where you will await trial."
As if hypnotized, the witch followed Claire's commands and soon found herself behind bars in a cell next to the wizard's cell.

Templar Knight

Claire continued exploring the castle. A knight suddenly appeared before her.
"I have had to hide here in the castle for a long time. I have fought fascism and evil whenever I could, but I couldn't rid the castle of evil by myself. I see that you carry the great sword Excalibur. You are my Queen then. Please, great Queen, let me serve thee now in whatever way I can to bring harmony and justice back to the realm."
"Of course, I consider you now my most trusted knight. Tell me, great knight. What else needs to be done to bring harmony and justice back to the castle?"

King of the Swamp

"First, your Highness, we must overthrow the false king and put him on trial. He is, no doubt, holding court in the swamp behind the castle and plotting some horrific evil with his courtiers."
Queen Claire and the knight soon found their way to the swamp where The false king and his courtiers were sitting on alligators.
Queen Claire held up Excalibur and and blinded the false king and his courtiers--and the alligators as well. Then she cast a spell: "You are now under my control. You will follow my commands." The alligators dumped the king and his courtiers into the swamp and swam away. "Now quickly walk to shore. My trusted knight and I will escort you now to the dungeon where you will await trial."

Weapon of Mass Destruction

"Most trusted knight, what else do we need to do to rid the castle of evil?" Queen Claire inquired.
"Great Queen, there is a terrible weapon of mass destruction in a silo within the castle. I overheard the king and his minions planning to destroy a nearby realm with it. We need to disarm the missile before it can cause such terrible evil. Then we will be done here in the castle, at least for now."
"Show me where this missile is!" Claire commanded.
"Yes, your Highness. Please follow me." The knight escorted Queen Claire down a long, winding staircase.
"This, indeed, could cause great evil, Queen Claire stated. "I am going to disarm the missile right now." Claire held up Excalibur and sent a powerful ray of light into the base of the missile--which disarmed it completely. "Tomorrow," Queen Claire stated, "we are going to round up all of the soldiers in the city and bring them back here to the castle. We will no longer be at war with our own people. We will give everyone freedom of speech and the right to assemble. We will become a democracy again!"

Dancing to the Music in their Hearts

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Suite No. 6, Second Movement:
CLAIRE'S MUSICAL ADVENTURE: PART TWO

Faeries Soaring Above the Forest

Claire and her new friend Thomas liked to make songs together with the music in their hearts while dancing. Occasionally, as they made music together and danced, they would lift off the ground and soar above the enchanted forest.

Upside Down Fool

One day as they were dancing through the enchanted forest, they encountered a fool clinging head down to a tree as if hanging on for dear of life.
"Dear fool, sir, why are you hanging upside down in that tree?" Claire inquired.
"Because the world is upside down, and I was about to fall into the sky. Thank God this tree was here for me! I would have soon vanished into outer space!"
"But why do you think the world is upside-down?" Claire asked.

The King with His Psychophants

"I used to be the King's fool. As the court jester, my job was to amuse the King. Most of the time he laughed or smiled at the jokes I made. However, one time I made a joke about his brown-nosing sycophantic super-wealthy supporters, and His Royal Highness got so mad at me that he threatened to incinerate me with a drone-strike--without due process or a trial, I might add. After the Supreme Court gave the King absolute immunity for 'official acts,' the King, drunk with absolute power, has turned into a megalomaniacal madman. No one in this realm is safe anymore. I escaped out here to the enchanted forest just before the world completely turned upside down. And fortunately, as you can see, I grabbed hold of this tree before I fell into the sky."
"I'm sorry, Mr. Fool, but why aren't we falling into the sky too?"
"Obviously because you are both faeries who can defy gravity whenever you need to, thanks to your lovely wings," the fool replied. "I wish I had wings too. All I can do is hang on to this tree for as long as I can until I eventually fall into oblivion."

Eight of Swords: Lord of Shortened Force

"You faeries can't possibly know how bad it's gotten. If anyone offends the King, he blindfolds them and imprisons them with swords at the edge of the sea. Sometimes he would get so mad at them that he would execute them with a drone-strike before they drowned. In other words, if the King imprisons you like that, you don't know if you are going to drown or get killed by a weaponized drone. The King enjoys terrifying people who appear even a little disloyal to him. Fortunately I have so far escaped the King's megalomaniacal wrath.

Alligator Auschwitz

"Unfortunately, as I was escaping, a guard outside of a concentration camp, known as 'Alligator Auschwitz,' captured me and threw me into the concentration where they starved all of us and worked us to death. Fortunately I escaped through the swamp one night when the alligators were asleep--or I surely would have starved to death by now!"

Concentration Camp

The fool continued, "It's good that I escaped because I was losing hope like all the other inmates. I was beginning to fade away.

Five of Pentacles: Lord of Material Trouble

"Unfortunately, I seriously injured my leg as I was escaping through the swamp," the fool explained. I made some crutches and eventually found my way to the nearest city. A beggar woman found me and realized that two beggars might be better than one, especially if one of them was crippled. She was right. Some people take pity on us, and we have managed to survive."

Worker Bee

"Fortunately, a capitalist took pity on me. I became his worker bee. Even though I worked long hours, my new boss didn't pay much, not even enough to cover food and rent. But since I was employed, I applied for a credit card and have since survived by going deep into debt."

Pincushion

"I married the beggar-woman. Eventually she got a minimum-wage job. Unfortunately wages remained stagnant and inflation kept rising. She told me that every time she went to the grocery store, she felt like she was being poked by a pin whenever she picked an item from the grocery shelf."

World War III

"The King's super-wealthy supporters kept getting richer while the rest of us continued going deeper and deeper into debt. Some of the billionaires made obscene profits by selling technology that made weapons of war more sophisticated--weapons paid for by the taxpayers. Eventually the egomaniacal tech-bros, as they were called, convinced the King that their weapons were so sophisticated that the King could conquer the world. The King, always power hungry, decided to go to war with sovereign nations associated with adversarial superpowers, a war that nearly destroyed the entire realm during what is now known as WWIII. Since you spend most of your time in the enchanted forest, you faeries might not be aware of all the terrible damage that has happened to the realm, thanks to our moronic, megalomaniacal King. My wife was killed by a drone during the war, and I barely made it out here before the world turned totally upside down."

Flying Fool

"That's terrible!" Claire exclaimed. "Maybe my friend and I can do something to make you happy. We make music together with the music in our hearts. Would you like to hear one of our songs?"
"Sure, why not?" The fool replied.
The faery-music made the fool so happy that he sprouted wings and flew above the treetops. "Now I have wings like you. I don't have to hang on to that dang tree anymore!" the fool rejoiced.

Poppies in February

"Follow us!" Claire shouted. "We'll show you something that might make you even happier!" Soon they flew over a hillside blanketed by poppies.
"You're right! This makes me happy!" the fool blurted out.

Seven of Pentacles: Lord of Success Unfulfilled

"Follow us!" Thomas the faery shouted. "We'll show you something that might make you even happier!" Soon they came upon a young farmer resting next to a bush where golden pentacles were ripening on the vine.
"I am working to create a harmonious world for everyone," the young farmer claimed. "Soon these golden pentacles will be ripe, and I will share them with as many people as I can." "That is incredibly generous of you," the fool replied. "Truly admirable. I think I am feeling even happier."

King of Pentacles

"Follow us!" Claire shouted. Soon they came upon the King of Pentacles on a throne next to his castle. He seemed to be contemplating a golden pentacle on his lap. "I am working with the young farmer who is growing pentacles. The pentacle reveals the 'Elements of the Wise': Earth, Air, Spirit, Water and Fire. Together, they represent the elements and the triplicities of the zodiac and their ruling planets--in other words, all of the dimensions of Universal Consciousness represented by the paths of the Tree of Life. If you experience the energies of the Tree of Life, you know the divinity and unity of all creation, which can inspire you to create a harmonious world that works for everyone," the King stated.
"You are so much more inspired and compassionate and admirable than a king I once knew," the fool confessed. "I think I am feeling even happier."

Goddess of Abundance

After thanking the King of Pentacles, the faeries and the fool flew out to a huge field of wheat, where they encountered a beautiful Goddess.
The Goddess spoke to them, "Hello! I am the Goddess Venus, who is associated with the seventh Emanation of the Tree of Life known as 'Victory'--the victory of love and abundance and beauty. We can create a world of love and compassion and beauty and abundance for everyone if we work together, you know."

Three of Cups: Lord of Abundance

Suddenly the fool and the faeries had the same vision of three graceful woman dancing during a harvest celebration. "This is so beautiful!" Claire exclaimed. "I can feel the music and the joy that the women are experiencing!"
"Yeah," the fool exclaimed. "Yeah, thanks to them, I think I'm feeling even happier!"

Croaking Toad

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Suite No. 6, Third Movement:
CLAIRE'S MUSICAL ADVENTURE, PART THREE

One Morning Claire couldn't find Thomas anywhere. Eventually as she searched for him, she came upon a toad squatting in flowers.
"Mr. Toad, have you seen Thomas?" Claire asked.
Whenever the toad croaked, a golden balanced cross floated out of its mouth. Claire interpreted the toad's croak as a "Nope."
Claire watched the toad. "Why are golden crosses floating out of your mouth?" she inquired politely.
"Because I am making lovely, harmonious music with my heart," the toad croaked as another golden balanced cross floated out of its mouth. "Do they scare you? You can kiss me if that would make you feel better."
The crosses floated out of the toad's mouth in time with Claire's music, but Claire and the toad were making different songs.
"I'm sure you make wonderful music," Claire responded. "But I can't hear it very well." Then she flew off, hoping to find Thomas, who could hear the music in her heart.

Claire Talking with Rabbit

Soon she came upon a rabbit.
"Mr. Rabbit, have you seen Thomas anywhere?" Claire asked.

Thomas Caught in a Net

"Please don't freak out," The rabbit answered. "But I saw Thomas caught in a net not far from here. ICY agents are here in the enchanted forest. They claim that all faeries are illegal immigrants from another realm. They are capturing faeries with nets and handcuffing them and wingcuffing them so they can't flap their wings and fly away. Then they are deporting them to concentration camps in other realms."
"Oh my, do you know where they are sending him?" Claire asked.
"I couldn't follow them. I don't have wings like you, you know."

Claire Searching for Thomas

Claire immediately flew off through the forest, but she couldn't find Thomas or ICY agents anywhere.

Claire Talking with Brown Bear

Soon she came upon a brown bear. "Mr. Brown Bear, have you seen Thomas anywhere?" Claire asked politely.
"Don't freak out, but I saw ICY agents handcuffing and wing-cuffing Thomas and dragging him away. I have never seen Thomas so angry," the brown bear replied.

Thomas Arrested by ICY Agent

"Why didn't you try to stop them!" Claire blurted out.
"Because they would have shot me in the head. They are trying to normalize the murder of citizens who disobey them. They are El Presidente's secret police force that gets away with murder because El Presidente wants to terrorize the population. He is a ruthless dictator after all," the bear replied.

Thomas in Concentration Camp

"El Presidente is sending even good faery citizens to concentration camps," the bear continued. "He wants a large slave force to do his bidding in the torture prisons. He starves them and works them to death while the prison industrial complex makes a killing."

Poppies in February

Claire was feeling very sad, so she flew over to a hillside blanketed by poppies.

Poppy Faery

Soon she found the poppy faery. "Good faery friend, can you help me find Thomas? He has been kidnapped and will no doubt be deported. We have to find him soon!" Claire exclaimed. "Please help me! We need to help him escape!"
The poppy faery looked at Claire sadly and replied, "My good faery friend, I have to stay here and take carry of my poppies. I'm sorry, Claire, but that's my job."
Claire was beginning to feel very sad, and she started to panic.

Moon Goddess

Claire flew all over the enchanted forest but couldn't find Thomas anywhere. A full moon rose above the mountains, and the Moon Goddess suddenly appeared.

"Please, beloved Moon Goddess, please help me find Thomas! He is about to be deported to a concentration camp!" Claire exclaimed.
"Dear faery, I have a very important job to do. I influence the tides and the imaginations of humans and faeries. Unfortunately I also turn some people into lunatics who want to rule the entire world. I'm sorry that I can't help you now, dear child."

Rainbow Goddess

In the morning, Claire encountered a Rainbow Goddess standing in an array of flowers. "Please, beloved Rainbow Goddess, please help me find Thomas! He is about to be deported to a concentration camp!" Claire exclaimed.
"Dear faery child, I have a very important job to do. I am responsible for all the colors and all the diversity in the world. Unfortunately, I have to deal with a few people who want to demonize diversity so that they can profit through the exhaustion of resources and people. I'm very sorry that I can't help you now, dear child. One thing that you can do, though, is to open your heart to all the people and creatures of the earth. Let your heart guide you, and you might find Thomas and help him escape."

Claire above the City

Claire decided that she might find somebody who could hear the music in her heart and help her find Thomas, so she flew to the city.

Claire above a City Street

At first, Claire thought that there were so many people that one of them would surely hear the music in her heart and help her, but she couldn't hear music in the heart of anybody there in the city. She felt so lonely and disappointed that she finally gave up.

Claire above Chimps

Then Claire saw a large group of chimps below her. They all had chaotic noise in their hearts, as if the world had treated them very badly. Claire couldn't blame them for not hearing the music in her heart. She suspected that some people who had been turned into chimps in Banana Republic Land were more courageous and strong and compassionate than other people who had experienced an easier life.

Chimps with Red Badges

Then a group of chimps with red badges marched below her. They seemed fearful and angry and hateful and looked like they wanted to hurt someone--perhaps someone who didn't share their beliefs. Claire realized that it might be dangerous to bother them.

Claire Talking to a Bird

Suddenly a bird landed on a twig next to Claire, and Claire asked the bird if it had seen Thomas.
The bird replied, "If you mean another faery like you--I think I have. Don't freak out, but he is in a chimp 'detention camp' not far from here. Follow me, and I'll show you where he is."

Thomas in Chimp Concentration Camp

Claire flew behind the bird, and sure enough, she saw Thomas below in the concentration camp. He looked like an angry teenager who felt like he had experienced a terrible injustice.

Escaping the Concentration Camp

As Claire removed the wing cuffs, Thomas explained that he had originally been sent to a concentration camp for humans, but the commandant decided that he was so much of a freak and so much of a radical left-wing lunatic that the commandant had transferred him to a chimp concentration camp full of left-wing lunatic chimps. As Thomas escaped with Claire, he felt like a happy young faery once again. (However, he kept wondering how he could help all of the chimps to escape without the guards killing them all. He felt sorry for the chimps for many months afterwards.)

Claire with Chimp

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Suite No. 6, Fourth Movement
CLAIRE'S MUSICAL ADVENTURE: PART FOUR

Tapestry of Love

One day Claire noticed a chimp in the forest below, and she spiraled down to greet him. When the chimp saw her, he immediately covered his eyes with his hands.
"Mr. Chimp, it's just me, Claire. Why are you covering your eyes?" Claire asked.
"Because you're not real," The chimp answered.
Claire asked, "Why do you think that?"
Claire asked, "A little while ago, I was imagining a beautiful tapestry of reality that showed me and a person I loved when I was still human, that is, before I was turned into a chimp by this fascist society."

El Presidente Explaining Reality

The chimp continued, "Then El Presidente appeared and explained that I should only believe what he says. Everything else is just fake, a fantasy created by some left-wing lunatic--he said I shouldn't talk about being in love with someone before I was turned into a chimp, and I shouldn't believe anything I see with my own eyes. If I do, and I start talking about weird things that I see or start criticizing him or his realm about anything, he will send a weaponized drone to obliterate me."
"Oh, and he probably doesn't want you to talk about anything unusual that you've experienced--like being friends with a faery, right?" Claire inquired.
"Yes, that's right. If I do, he will consider me a left-wing radical lunatic terrorist and blow me up," the chimp groaned.

Chimp with Mr. Mellifluous

The chimp continued, "Not long after El Presidente left, Mr. Mellifluous came to see me. I didn't want to offend Mr. M, but I immediately covered my eyes so that I wouldn't see him and start talking about gnomes and get blown up by a weaponized drone. Fortunately, Mr. M understood because El Presidente had threatened to obliterate all gnomes for being ugly left-wing liberal terrorists who disrupt the social order with fake wonder and magic."
"I wonder what El Presidente says about faeries?" Claire thought out loud.
"I don't think El Presidente likes anything magical, like faeries, gnomes, undines, salamanders, angels and the like," the chimp replied.

Chimp with Pixey

"Please don't be offended, Claire. I also covered my eyes when I saw my friend the pixey."
"No worries, Mr. Chimp. I totally understand," Claire responded.

Chimp with Demon

"El Presidente also claimed that he wouldn't send paramilitary hordes of demons into the realm to terrify the people. He claimed that only left-wing radical lunatics would do that, so apparently left-wing lunatics were scaring me," the chimp replied.

Chimp with Breakers into Pieces

"El Presidente also claimed that he wouldn't ever send "Breakers into Pieces" into the realm to tear everything down. Only left-wing terrorists would do that. But, you know, sometimes it seems like El Presidente is trying to break everything to pieces," the chimp continued, "but that can't be true, can it? He told me that he would never do that.

Chimp with the Burner

"El Presidente also swore that he wouldn't ever send "Burners" out into the realm to burn everything to the ground, but sometimes it seems like all El Presidente is ever doing is burning everything to to the ground," the chimp continued, "but that can't be true either, can it? He told me that he would never do that."

Chimp with a Wizard

"El Presidente also claimed that he would never cause prices to go up, but I think I keep seeing prices going up--even though I try to cover my eyes. I think I've seen prices rising dramatically, but that can't be true," the chimp whispered. "Please don't tell anyone I said that."

Archangel Michael

"Please don't tell anyone this either, Claire. I think I saw a wizard invoking the Archangel Michael, and I think the Archangel got rid of the demons and the Breakers into Pieces, and the Burners, at least for a while.

Chimp with an Angel

"Then an angel appeared in my tapestry of reality. Angels are usually so focused on their purpose that they ignore me, but this angel I think was trying to get my attention. Maybe she was tempting me to be bad so that El Presidente would get mad at me.

The Angel of the Open Heart

"But then I saw another Angel, and she seemed to be trying to tell me that I should open my heart. Please don't tell anyone I told you that, Claire. They will think that I am a babbling radical left-wing lunatic and incinerate me with a drone," the chimp complained.

Chimp with Ghost

"Then I saw a ghost who looked like the person I loved before I was turned into a chimp. I felt so much sorrow that I thought I couldn't go on. I thought that she might have been killed by a weaponized drone or shot by an ICY agent," the chimp mourned.

Chimp with Archangel Raphael

"But the wizard must have also invoked the Archangel Raphael," the chimp quietly confessed. "For soon I recovered from my grief when he tapped me with his sword. Raphael, as you know, is the 'Healer of God' who has sometimes healed me, but don't tell anyone I said that."

Chimp with Aliens

The chimp continued, "Then I saw two aliens near me, but I don't want El Presidente to know that I think that he is working with aliens to become king of the planet. El Presidente claimed that he would never do that either."

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