Chapter 27: A Very Simple Test

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Chapter 27: A Very Simple Test

FromThe Blizzard of Osborn

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7 minutes

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May 20, 2022

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To solve the quandary of the bio-encrypted data drive, one of the techs proposes a simple test. But the Commander doesn’t approve–at least until a greater force makes him change his mind.

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May 20, 2022

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Titles in the series (40)

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Chapter 4: Dazzleland: Cassie wakes up on the school bus and discovers she’s not in North Dakota anymore. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 2: 100-Year Blizzard: The worst blizzard in the history of Osborn, North Dakota wreaks havoc on the small town and worse: Cassie’s school bus spins out of control and crashes into a ravine! by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 11: The Valley of the Narsies: Venturing into the Valley of the Narsies, Cassie, Jet, Sly and Memyselfandi are seized and suspected of poaching the Count’s villa. Then, in the midst of hosting the Janus Event, the Count and his guests are set upon by unwelcome visitors. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Intro & Chapter 1: There Will Be Consequences: Frank and Ellie Cole drive their daughter Cassie and her friends, Fibber, Rush and Mimi to the beach. - While the kids play, Frank & Ellie discuss an issue that’s putting Frank in a conflict at work. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 5: Queen Mavis: Cassie meets the fantastical denizens of Inthalassa: the Revellers and the mysterious Queen Mavis. Queen Mavis demonstrates her awesome magical power, then presents Cassie with a strange object and an even stranger challenge. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 7: Rising From the Rocks: Cassie is reminded she’s no longer in North Dakota when she meets a most peculiar snake! by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 3: Punishment: With power lines down and cell tower coverage out, Ellie and Frank are stymied in their efforts to find out what happened to their daughter after her school bus went missing. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 6: Swept Away: Desperate to escape the Icemen, Cassie and Jet attempt a getaway that only gets them into deeper trouble. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 13: Vagabonds: The freight train they hopped to get away from the toxic chain arrays speeds across the desert, too fast to jump off. Cassie, Jet, Sly and Memyselfandi are captive until the train stops in a place where they are most definitely not welcome! by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 8: Go Down to Get Up: Sly tells Cassie he knows a shortcut to get her where she wants to go, but his shortcut is cold, dark and frightening. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 9: The Great Barrier: To both their surprise, Cassie and Sly chance upon a most peculiar fellow. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 10: After the Flood: Memyselfandi tells Cassie and Sly the story of how he came to be stranded on top of The Great Barrier for so long. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 12: The Far Side: With the Icemen in hot pursuit Cassie, Jet, Sly and Memyselfandi are forced to cross a perilous river to escape. But there’s something very wrong on the far side and it’s making them sick! by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 15: A Desert So Cold: Even though Cassie, Jet, Sly and Memyselfandi are desperate to escape, the limits of their endurance are tested by Assam’s crazy plan. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 16: What’s So Damn Funny?: As they journey across the desert, Assam tells Cassie, Sly and Memyselfandi a little more about himself. Eventually, they come to a fork in the path where they must choose between two ways, each one posing its own risks. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 19: The Usher Launch: The Skirlings treat Cassie, Sly, Memyselfandi and Assam to a bountiful feast replete with traditional song. But a tragic misunderstanding turns the festivities dark. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 18: At the Heart of the Skirling Lies a Reclusive Spider: As luck would have it, the Skirlings chance upon Cassie, Jet, Sly, Memyselfandi and Assam. But their reputation as hostile warriors seems unfounded when they provide a tour of their encampment and invite them to an exquisite banquet. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 14: My Ticket: Just when Cassie thinks she’s seen it all she meets yet another exceptional creature. Cassie and her friends explain their predicament to the stranger who promises he can help them escape––at a price. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 35: The Chancellor: Back at the Pinnacle of Aspire Memyselfandi is called upon to proclaim his deepest truest wish. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 27: A Very Simple Test: To solve the quandary of the bio-encrypted data drive, one of the techs proposes a simple test. But the Commander doesn’t approve–at least until a greater force makes him change his mind. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 17: The Labyrinth: Cassie, Jet, Sly, Memyselfandi and Assam encounter what appears to be an insurmountable obstacle. Then a strange traveler arrives who steers them farther into the unknown. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 21: The Sea of Opacity: Empty and unknown, The Sea of Opacity remains a mystery. No one who has ever tried to cross it has lived to tell the tale! by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 20: Big Yellow Dinka: Skirling technology proves to be useful not only to the Skirlings but also to a resourceful Memyselfandi. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 39: Some Medicine: In this, the final chapter, Cassie and Jet venture back out across the Sea of Opacity, where they run into the dreaded Scream again. In her terror Cassie remembers something about the Emperor, something key. But is she dreaming? by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 38: Tiny Yellow Bird: Since no one throughout the history of the Empire had ever expressed such a wish, not even the Emperor knows how to grant Cassie her truest deepest wish: to just go home! by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 29: The Master Plan: When it comes to preparing for a suicide mission into The Crow’s lair, no expense is spared and no tactic is too outlandish to try. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 22: The Strangers: The five strangers who arrived in Aspire were not only strange—they could very well be dangerous—so they had to be dealt with accordingly. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 23: We Did It To Survive: Cassie is interrogated by a tribunal of specialists. The more Cassie tells them the more they believe she is lying. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 31: The Diversion Mask: So far so good—the Master Plan is working! Quintilianis’s Diversion Mask was a wonder to behold. And when the going got tough, Sly got going. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 32: What Could Go Wrong?: Because raiding the Crow’s operations center was considered a suicide mission they tried to anticipate every possible thing that could go wrong. There was, however, one thing they overlooked. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 31: The Diversion Mask: So far so good—the Master Plan is working! Quintilianis’s Diversion Mask was a wonder to behold. And when the going got tough, Sly got going. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 30: Incognito: Memyselfandi’s elaborate act and disguise seem to be doing the trick. Cassie’s disguise however, turns out to be a problem. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 29: The Master Plan: When it comes to preparing for a suicide mission into The Crow’s lair, no expense is spared and no tactic is too outlandish to try. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 28: The SED: The Emperor’s Intel Forces are equipped with the most amazing tools. If Cassie, Sly, Memyselfandi and Assam use them wisely they may have a 2% chance to survive a suicide mission! by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 26: Mule-Headed: The last one to face the tribunal is Assam. Expecting nothing from him, the tribunal may have finally discovered what they were searching for. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 25: His Very Nature: The tribunal shows Sly a troubling video wherein Memyselfandi appears to betray Sly in order to save his own neck. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 24: Exception to the Rule: Valdor Extancious, Chairman of the Cognoscenti, draws Memyselfandi into the tried and true tactic of divide-and-conquer. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 23: We Did It To Survive: Cassie is interrogated by a tribunal of specialists. The more Cassie tells them the more they believe she is lying. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 22: The Strangers: The five strangers who arrived in Aspire were not only strange—they could very well be dangerous—so they had to be dealt with accordingly. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 21: The Sea of Opacity: Empty and unknown, The Sea of Opacity remains a mystery. No one who has ever tried to cross it has lived to tell the tale! by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 20: Big Yellow Dinka: Skirling technology proves to be useful not only to the Skirlings but also to a resourceful Memyselfandi. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 19: The Usher Launch: The Skirlings treat Cassie, Sly, Memyselfandi and Assam to a bountiful feast replete with traditional song. But a tragic misunderstanding turns the festivities dark. by The Blizzard of Osborn
11 min listen
Chapter 18: At the Heart of the Skirling Lies a Reclusive Spider: As luck would have it, the Skirlings chance upon Cassie, Jet, Sly, Memyselfandi and Assam. But their reputation as hostile warriors seems unfounded when they provide a tour of their encampment and invite them to an exquisite banquet. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 17: The Labyrinth: Cassie, Jet, Sly, Memyselfandi and Assam encounter what appears to be an insurmountable obstacle. Then a strange traveler arrives who steers them farther into the unknown. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 15: A Desert So Cold: Even though Cassie, Jet, Sly and Memyselfandi are desperate to escape, the limits of their endurance are tested by Assam’s crazy plan. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 14: My Ticket: Just when Cassie thinks she’s seen it all she meets yet another exceptional creature. Cassie and her friends explain their predicament to the stranger who promises he can help them escape––at a price. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 13: Vagabonds: The freight train they hopped to get away from the toxic chain arrays speeds across the desert, too fast to jump off. Cassie, Jet, Sly and Memyselfandi are captive until the train stops in a place where they are most definitely not welcome! by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 12: The Far Side: With the Icemen in hot pursuit Cassie, Jet, Sly and Memyselfandi are forced to cross a perilous river to escape. But there’s something very wrong on the far side and it’s making them sick! by The Blizzard of Osborn
13 min listen
Chapter 11: The Valley of the Narsies: Venturing into the Valley of the Narsies, Cassie, Jet, Sly and Memyselfandi are seized and suspected of poaching the Count’s villa. Then, in the midst of hosting the Janus Event, the Count and his guests are set upon by unwelcome visitors. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 10: After the Flood: Memyselfandi tells Cassie and Sly the story of how he came to be stranded on top of The Great Barrier for so long. by The Blizzard of Osborn
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Chapter 27: A Very Simple Test

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