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Lud-in-the-Mist

Lud-in-the-Mist

Hope Mirrlees

In the staid, mercantile nation of Dorimare, particularly its capital Lud-in-the-Mist, the very concept of Fairyland is not just taboo, but anathema. Two centuries ago, the pragmatic merchants expelled their whimsical, fairy-obsessed aristocracy, forging a society built on sober logic and strict order. But now, a strange, intoxicating 'fairy fruit' is illicitly circulating through Lud, subtly unraveling the fabric of its meticulously constructed reality. As prominent citizens succumb to its maddening, dream-like effects, Mayor Nathaniel Chanticleer finds himself grappling with a crisis that threatens to expose the fragility of Dorimare's carefully cultivated rationality, forcing him to confront the very magic his ancestors sought to banish.

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Two hundred years ago, merchants in the small country of Dorimare, weary of the capricious nature of the ruling class, c...

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