Drabblecast 17 – Morton

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Drabblecast 17 – Morton

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20 minutes

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Jun 14, 2007

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He was a genetic disaster – holding in his impressive repertoire of infirmities: asthma, severe lactose intolerance, a disposition to rashes, acute ugliness, a chronic blob shape and an allergy to anything you can find on the periodic table…

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Jun 14, 2007

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Titles in the series (100)

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Drabblecast 17 – Morton

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