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Brides of the Mystery

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    Gene Wolfe’s Book of the New Sun charts the journey of the torturer Severian as he learns, abandons, and conciliates the mysteries of his guild to restore the dying sun of Urth. Early in his quest, he is visited in his dreams by the brides of Abaia, enormous sirens who serve an intergalactic creature so large that it must live deep in our oceans to survive. I’ve been told by friends that it is only upon the second and third readings of the series that its contradictions, premonitions, and hidden meanings are revealed, just as the early signs of the people we will one day become are made clear only when we think through our stories backwards and forwards. I’m close to finishing my first read-through. I look forward to the next.

    In the early days of lockdown, when sleep felt more vivid and thrilling than waking life, I had a dream that ultimately became the script Gigi & Lola. In October 2020, I worked with Ariel Ackerly in a local forest to create the test shots included in this zine. This project fell by the wayside when a version of life closer to normal resumed, but the characters and symbols from this script continue to visit me in dreams.

    I welcome you to use this script in your own noncommercial project under the terms of the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 License, which is to say: please credit me as the writer and share your project under the same license. (Also, this isn’t required, but I’d love to see what you do with it. Please share it with me.) You can learn more about these terms at:
    creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

    If you’re interested in collaborating with me on this project, shoot me an email. I give thanks to everyone who’s given their feedback on this script over the course of the past three years, and I thank you for reading.

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    In the early days of lockdown, when sleep felt more vivid and thrilling than waking life, I had a dream that ultimately became the script Gigi & Lola. In October 2020, I worked with Ariel Ackerly in a local forest to create the test shots included in this zine. This project fell by the wayside when a version of life closer to normal resumed, but the characters and symbols from this script continue to visit me in dreams.

    I welcome you to use this script in your own noncommercial project under the terms of the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 License, which is to say: please credit me as the writer and share your project under the same license. (Also, this isn’t required, but I’d love to see what you do with it. Please share it with me.) You can learn more about these terms at:
    creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

    If you’re interested in collaborating with me on this project, shoot me an email. I give thanks to everyone who’s given their feedback on this script over the course of the past three years, and I thank you for reading.

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Gene Wolfe’s //The Book of the New Sun// charts the journey of the torturer Severian as he learns, abandons, and conciliates the mysteries of his guild to restore the dying sun of Urth. Early in his quest, he is visited in his dreams by the brides of Abaia, enormous sirens who serve an intergalactic creature so large that it must live deep in our oceans to survive.

This cassette tape accompanies a zine that includes a script written in the early days of lockdown, when sleep felt more vivid and thrilling than waking life. That dream became the script Gigi & Lola, and although that project has fallen by the wayside, its symbols and characters continue to visit me in dreams.

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released July 1, 2023

Composition//Design//Performance: Lydian Brambila

I. Recorded + Mastered by Jason Roach // Mixed by JR + LB
II. + III. Recorded by Michael Potter // Mixed by LB +MP

Lettering//Procurement: Robert Newsome
Duplication: MP

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