Platypus' Quest IV

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It's summer vacation; a time for rest and frivolity. A time to go back and beat all those annoying video games that thwarted you when you were in college. Oh how they thwarted you! The shame! The unending shame!!!! Yes, well, my wife and I have decided that such shame shall no longer besmirch the name of our fair household. We wish to inform you that we now stand victors in the field over all the tyrannies and frustration of "Peasant's Quest." We have earned ye honour of a Trogdor burnination! Bring forth the laurels, sound the trumpets, and let all the land know of our most glorious triumph.

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Linds said…
Sounds awesome.

By the by, I was horribly disappointed this year when I learned that 'ye' was actually pronounced 'the.' So sad!
10:15 PM
James said…
Wow! I had no idea, but I guess that makes sense.
11:56 AM
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