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The Ichorous Rot

Episode 1: Aspergillus fumigatus

Season 1, Ep. 1

Doctor Theodore Yates visits a patient, grasping at straws to try and find the origin of the Rot—a mysterious illness that is plaguing his town.


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Transcripts available at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1oaM9LM7AfqWZ3e-8a7dgvuUgkY7PPrkZ 

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This episode features Charlie Hyde as Theodore Yates, Grimm Blorbeaux as Alonzo, Niall Rowan as John Marsh, and Moookar as Penelope Pembroke. It was written by Sam Coy and edited by Charlie Hyde, with music by Grimm Blorbeaux.


Content warnings: Discussion of death, illness, detailed description of injury.

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