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    MOONIFEST DESTINY podcast 25. MOONIFEST DESTINY is a novel by Peter Gelman. Subtitle: The Rough & Ready Balloon Invasion of the Lunar Peninsula of Texas. This episode includes narration of Chapter 24. The automaton, Prince-President Franklin Stove, upsets the soldiers when he explains how the planets are shifting their orbits... and why. This has something to do with American politics of 1845, and something to do with Free Will. At the end of the chapter, I explain the source of these ideas. (New listeners should start with episode 1 please.) This 1846 #sciencefiction #novel is available #Kindle illustrated for $0.99 - goo.gl/OgLcX

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