Did you hear this story when you were little? The one about the monsters who tried to eat the world and the heroes who rose up to save it? Everyone’s grandparents told this story a little differently, but it always had a happy ending.

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Excerpts from the recovered journal of Johnny B Goodlight. Ages 11-41.

Mile five on the road to Fidapolis. Weather: humid. Ground: swampy. Oat cakes: delicious.