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10. Butterflies

Ep. 10

This episode is the season finale. We will be back soon with Season 2!


The episode was sound designed by Gem Aydın (they/them)


Butterflies by Gem Aydın


CONTENT WARNING: bugs, childhood trauma, being hunted


Edited by Fortune Salem (he/him) and Leo B. Moss (he/they)

Performed by Leo B. Moss


Fascination by Fortune Salem


CONTENT WARNING: hopelessness, heavy machine sounds for sfx, mentions of dead animals, metaphors for climate change


Edited by Gem Aydın and Prax Killawatt (he/they)

Performed by Eli Schwarz (xe/they)


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