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Lady
of the Indigo (NV) |
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Over the course of that conversation, something changed
in both their lives. The stranger found himself set upon a
mission to share the beauty of Trinidadian’s tale with
a great many people.
And Triadondia? Well, he was comforted, because he saw just
how unbroken was the line of a human life, and how a gift
given is never lost, so long as the heart remains generous.
They left the coffee house and walked down the rainy city
streets. They were about to part ways, when Triadondia handed
the satchel containing Poseidon and Shiva’s gifts to
the stranger, who also happened to be a party producer. |
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Yard
Dogs Side Show (MP) |
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| TRIADONDIA: This is how life goes on. I am a sailor from
the past, yet I hold tightly to this gift for the future.
Stories are memories that cannot be lost because they cannot
be silenced or forgotten. A story may lay dormant for years
between tellings, but then one day unexpectedly, outside the
temple, on that humble stage where no one is excluded, it
will be told again, and this time it will be told as it was
meant to be told, in such a way that it will be passed on.
And in that moment, it will cease to be told by one man and
will commence to be told by another, and then another, and
then another. |
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Shiny
Happy Fluffy Person (NV) |
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STRANGER: (Who is now revealed as the invisible Narrator)
And those were the last words Triadondia spoke to me. When
I returned home, I opened the satchel he had given me, and
gazed upon the magical gifts - The crystal ball and the three
ring circular medallion.
The new year’s party that happened a few weeks was a
lovely success, and for several months I did not know what
to do with the story and the gifts that that the old sailor
had imparted to me. |
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The
Glowing DecorFish Blows You Kisses... (CG) |
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| But then one day, it became clear. Our next New Year’s
party would be called "Sea of Dreams - Trident’s
Tale,” and we would order it to suit the characters
in Triadondia’s story. And perhaps in this way, the
people who come to the event would be able to share in the
some of the magic of Triadondia's story, and in so doing begin
to reshape the legend for themselves. |
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& the Magical SnorkelDragon Wishes you an Inspiring
New Year! (DS) |
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So, that is where Trident’s Tale ends, right there
at the beginning. For when midnight struck on December 31st,
2003, it became a story able to be told by all who were
in attendance – in the very unique way that only each
could tell it.
And so, my friends, I leave the Trident legend in your hands.
May you find within your own sea of dreams a righteous cause
to celebrate this new year, so that we might manifest together
throughout the year that same generous multiplicity and
sense of wonder which is within each of us, and which is
in fact what we are and always have been, now and for all
eternity.
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