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A Caledon Christmas
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Published by
Rhianon Jameson
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A Caledon Christmas
by Rhianon Jameson
December 2009
I knew from the start this would end badly.
One December day, Dr.
Tesla Steampunk announced that, to express his gratitude
toward his new country and the famous tolerance of her...
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A Caledon Christmas
by Rhianon Jameson
December 2009
I knew from the start this would end badly.
One December day, Dr.
Tesla Steampunk announced that, to express his gratitude
toward his new country and the famous tolerance of her people, he would host Christmas
dinner at his laboratory high above Windemere.
Kathy Jameson, my sister and partner in
crime, looked at me with an expression of deep unease.
We were the scientist’s closest
acquaintances in Caledon, and could see no way out of attending.
Much to our surprise, a fair number of our neighbors accepted the invitation.
Many were in the military – Commodore O’Toole of the Fleet of Wrath Exiles; Colonel
Creeggan; Lord Middlesea; and Lord Primbroke; among others – and perhaps the oftenlonely life of the military officer engendered some sympathy for Dr.
Steampunk.
Others
came, no doubt, to satisfy their curiosity about the reclusive Tesla Steampunk.
Still others
were powerless to decline a free meal.
In all, we expected close
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