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"Songs of a Dead Dreamer" by Thomas Ligotti

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托馬斯·利戈蒂 八六年出版《死夢者的歌》
風格融合超現實與存在恐懼
探索腐敗城市與夢境

Dreams for Insomniacs Part 2 - The Troubles of Dr. Thoss, Masquerade of a Dead Sword: A Tragedie
00:28 Misanthropic artist Alb Indys, isolated and drawing still lifes, overhears tales of Dr. Thoss, a mad, murderous physician. Thoss, real and legendary, claims Alb, whose death spawns a new urban legend.
28:05 Swordsman Faliol, with spectacles revealing existential horror, aids a prince rescuing his beloved from a duke. Wizard-guided, he infiltrates a masked pageant, confronting god Anima Mundi in philosophical torment.

Costa's Wordbook
Endow v provide with a quality, ability, or asset; give or bequeath an income or property to (a person or institution) (in Dao)
Mintage n the minting of coins; the number of copies issued of a particular coin
Disparate adj essentially different in kind; not able to be compared (Dis per ret)
Daub v carelessly coat or smear (a surface) with a thick or sticky substance (Dawb)
Jaundiced adj affected by bitterness, resentment, or cynicism; affected by jaundice, in particular unnaturally yellow in complexion (Jawn dissed)
Cowl n the hood-shaped covering of a chimney or ventilation shaft; a large loose hood, especially one forming part of a monk's habit (Cowl)
Transept n (in a cross-shaped church) either of the two parts forming the arms of the cross shape, projecting at right angles from the nave (Tran sept)
Cicatrix n a scar on the bark of a tree; the scar of a healed wound (Si ka trix)
Fabulation n the act of inventing or relating false or fantastic tales (Fab bew lation)

Quiescence n inactivity or dormancy
Calamitous adj involving calamity; catastrophic or disastrous (ca Lam mit tus)
Tatterdemalion n a person in tattered clothing; adj tattered or dilapidated (tatter de May lian)
Hirsute adj hairy (Her suit)
Lucubration n arch. writing or study (lu cue Bray tion)
Pinion v restrain or immobilize (someone) by tying up or holding their arms or legs
Contritely adv to express deep sorrow and guilt for a wrong deed, showing penitence and a desire to make amends 
Carnifex n executioner (Carn ni fex)
Anima Mundi n soul of the world (ancient greek) posits an intrinsic connection between all living beings, suggesting that the world is animated by a soul much like the human body 世界靈魂 (anima moon dee)
Fevered adj feeling or displaying an excessive degree of nervous excitement, agitation, or energy
Educe v bring out or develop (something latent or potential); infer (something) from data (e Deuce)
Eidola pl n (of eidolon) a spectre or phantom; idealised person or thing (Ee dol la)
Rhapsodic adj expresses powerful feelings 狂想曲 狂熱 (Rap sod dic)
Perpetuity n the state or quality of lasting forever (per pet Tui ty) 

End of the year features: 
Horror- Songs of a Dead Dreamer, The Lottery; Phantasy- The Last Unicorn; Philosophical- Brothers Karamazov; Absurd- Metamorphosis 

Complete Collections: 
The Fellowship of the Ring, Winnie the Pooh, Jane Eyre, Angels and Demons, Perfume, Great Gatsby, Jekyll and Hyde, Maigret, 1984, Metamorphosis, Dracula, Don Quixote, Dorian Gray, Diary of a Young Girl, Lord of the Flies, Liar's Poker, Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie, Great Expectations

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2021: 0 太太陪同旁聽 全配樂 無剪接 附旁述 總結 文字大綱 不定時播出 
2022: 2.0 全配樂 DaVinci剪接 小字典 作品介紹 智能主持+插畫 文字大綱 定時播出 
2023: 2.1 DaVinci, Descript, CapCut, Suno 大綱+人物介紹+字典 每周播出 
2024: 2.2 初階電容咪 Audacity, ChatGPT注解+插畫 分秒顯示 一小時内容 

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