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(I don&#8217;t think we&#8217;ve EVER had anything quite this on the nose before.)</p><br /><br /><p>NOTE: We had some minor audio issues (blame on some new gear in Mike&#8217;s rig.) so we&#8217;ll make it up to y&#8217;all with a Bonus tbd. Thanks.</p><br /><br /><p>Alejandro&#8217;s updated artwork</p><br /><br /><figure class="wp-block-image"><img decoding="async" src="https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/4/patreon-media/p/post/106148443/e5ce6591dc774168a9c5402632422a73/eyJ3Ijo4MjB9/1.png?token-time=1719619200&amp;token-hash=kt9_lkiBORgsutX8Zz3NJgmLPv29NSeftD39jEE_O3Y%3D" alt=""/></figure><br /><br /><p>Bat researcher Merlin Tuttle crying</p><br /><br /><figure class="wp-block-image"><img decoding="async" src="https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/4/patreon-media/p/post/106148443/bc9f3267d7194e15aea68863a8c20460/e30%3D/1.png?token-time=1719619200&amp;token-hash=bwGD3I8nssYUyJVMkMgvTUZ6PuzKa6KWFD9PnQ0SM6w%3D" alt=""/></figure><br /><br /><p>&nbsp;Jonah&#8217;s statistics</p><br /><br /><p><img decoding="async" 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