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EPISODE · Jan 4, 2016 · 33 MIN

Because I Prayed This Word by Alex Dally MacFarlane, read by Anaea Lay

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In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Alex Dally MacFarlane's "Because I Prayed This Word." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Alex, here.

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In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Alex Dally MacFarlane's "Because I Prayed This Word." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Alex, here.

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In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Alex Dally MacFarlane's "Because I Prayed This Word." You can read the full text of the story, and more about Alex, here.

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