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** [[FlingALightIntoTheFuture "If you improve, we all improve"]]
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** [[FlingALightIntoTheFuture "If you improve, we all improve"]]improve"]].
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* As dark as [[DrivenToSuicide the subject matter]] of "Mexican War Streets" is, there's still something distinctly epic about Aaron recounting his decision to absolutely ''refuse'' to give into despair and end it all. [[GoshDangItToHeck "To heck with all the drugs my parents did"]] [[{{Bathos}} indeed]].
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* [[TheHermit Walrus]] deserves a mention. Unlike Peacock, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere he evades capture]] ([[FasterThanTheyLook despite being a massive, semi-aquatic creature]]), and seems to have no difficulty surviving in the wilderness, unlike Fox and Bear. This in addition to the fact that he made his way from the train (mentioned as being near Trout Creek, Montana) to Athabasca Falls within what is implied to be only a matter of days; a ''700 kilometer-long'' journey.
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* [[TheHermit Walrus]] deserves a mention. Unlike Peacock, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere he evades capture]] capture from the police]] ([[FasterThanTheyLook despite being a massive, semi-aquatic creature]]), and seems to have no difficulty surviving in the wilderness, unlike Fox and Bear. This in addition to the fact that he made his way from the train (mentioned as being near Trout Creek, Montana) to Athabasca Falls within what is implied to be only a matter of days; a ''700 kilometer-long'' journey.
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* Bear [[HeroicSacrifice throwing himself to his death to save Fox]] in "Bear's Vision of St. Agnes". As [[https://ohdoubters-blog.tumblr.com/tagged/bear%27s%20vision%20of%20st.%20agnes one literary analyst put it:]] "This is not merely one animal dying so that another may live".
-->This is ''life itself''.
-->This is ''truth''.\\
This is escaping [[AllegoricalCharacter the Circus]] at last.\\
This is rebelling against everything the institution has forced down his throat\\
[[DyingMomentOfAwesome This is Bear betraying himself and dying to himself.]]
** [[FlingALightIntoTheFuture "If you improve, we all improve"]]
* In "Julian the Onion", [[TheGrotesque the titular character]] delivering an absolutely ''cutting'' TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to a crowd [[BullyingTheDisabled mocking him for his appearance]]. As well as the fact that his words are beautifully eloquent and calmly delivered towards people who presumably believed him to be mentally handicapped as well.
-->''Wooden dimes and quiet fears, come curl your lips at me\\
[[PsychologicalProjection But all perceptions are as mirrors, it's your own reflections that you see]]\\
So hide behind your laughs awhile, look handsome though you may\\
Oh do enjoy that saccharine smile, [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty for their comes for you a day]]''
-->This is ''life itself''.
-->This is ''truth''.\\
This is escaping [[AllegoricalCharacter the Circus]] at last.\\
This is rebelling against everything the institution has forced down his throat\\
[[DyingMomentOfAwesome This is Bear betraying himself and dying to himself.]]
** [[FlingALightIntoTheFuture "If you improve, we all improve"]]
* In "Julian the Onion", [[TheGrotesque the titular character]] delivering an absolutely ''cutting'' TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to a crowd [[BullyingTheDisabled mocking him for his appearance]]. As well as the fact that his words are beautifully eloquent and calmly delivered towards people who presumably believed him to be mentally handicapped as well.
-->''Wooden dimes and quiet fears, come curl your lips at me\\
[[PsychologicalProjection But all perceptions are as mirrors, it's your own reflections that you see]]\\
So hide behind your laughs awhile, look handsome though you may\\
Oh do enjoy that saccharine smile, [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty for their comes for you a day]]''
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* Everything [[HonorableElephant Elephant]] does in ''Ten Stories''.
** Elephant completely derailing the circus train with nothing but her own weight in "February 1878". After giving an epic RousingSpeech exhorting the animals to flee as well.
** Being utterly unfazed by her captor's attempt to BreakThemByTalking, and telling him that he's only criticizing the "laws of cause and effect".
** Facing her imminent execution with [[FaceDeathWithDignity complete calm and acceptance]] in "Elephant in the Dock". As well as expressing the fact that ''nothing'' the mob can do can truly hurt her in any meaningful capacity.
----> ''Elephant refused to swear the oath, said "I don't know anything about truth\\
But I know falsehood when I see it, [[KangarooCourt and it looks like this whole world you've made]]"''
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----> ''Brandish your [[TorchesAndPitchforks ropes and your boards and your basket-hilt swords]]\\
[[ArmorPiercingQuestion But what is there can punish, like a conscience ignored?]]''
* [[TheHermit Walrus]] deserves a mention. Unlike Peacock, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere he evades capture]] ([[FasterThanTheyLook despite being a massive, semi-aquatic creature]]), and seems to have no difficulty surviving in the wilderness, unlike Fox and Bear. This in addition to the fact that he made his way from the train (mentioned as being near Trout Creek, Montana) to Athabasca Falls within what is implied to be only a matter of days; a ''700 kilometer-long'' journey.
** In "Nine Stories", [[InexplicablyAwesome he's also revealed to be centuries-old and to have had traveled across to far-off locations all over the globe]]. [[TheFinalTemptation Owl proposes that he join him and continue journeying...]]but Walrus only brushes him off, [[HumbleHero being perfectly satisfied with his current station]].
** Elephant completely derailing the circus train with nothing but her own weight in "February 1878". After giving an epic RousingSpeech exhorting the animals to flee as well.
** Being utterly unfazed by her captor's attempt to BreakThemByTalking, and telling him that he's only criticizing the "laws of cause and effect".
** Facing her imminent execution with [[FaceDeathWithDignity complete calm and acceptance]] in "Elephant in the Dock". As well as expressing the fact that ''nothing'' the mob can do can truly hurt her in any meaningful capacity.
----> ''Elephant refused to swear the oath, said "I don't know anything about truth\\
But I know falsehood when I see it, [[KangarooCourt and it looks like this whole world you've made]]"''
----> -
----> ''Brandish your [[TorchesAndPitchforks ropes and your boards and your basket-hilt swords]]\\
[[ArmorPiercingQuestion But what is there can punish, like a conscience ignored?]]''
* [[TheHermit Walrus]] deserves a mention. Unlike Peacock, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere he evades capture]] ([[FasterThanTheyLook despite being a massive, semi-aquatic creature]]), and seems to have no difficulty surviving in the wilderness, unlike Fox and Bear. This in addition to the fact that he made his way from the train (mentioned as being near Trout Creek, Montana) to Athabasca Falls within what is implied to be only a matter of days; a ''700 kilometer-long'' journey.
** In "Nine Stories", [[InexplicablyAwesome he's also revealed to be centuries-old and to have had traveled across to far-off locations all over the globe]]. [[TheFinalTemptation Owl proposes that he join him and continue journeying...]]but Walrus only brushes him off, [[HumbleHero being perfectly satisfied with his current station]].
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* This part from [[TheFinalTemptation "A Stick, a Carrot, & String"]]:
-->''And [[{{Satan}} the snake]] who held the world a stick, a carrot, and a string\\
Was crushed beneath the foot of [[UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} your]] [[HumbleHero not wanting anything]]''
* The Beetle King's [[DyingMomentOfAwesome death]] in "The King Beetle on a Coconut Estate". [[MundaneObjectAmazement A simple fire is so alien to him]] that he's [[{{Determinator}} fully willing]] to fly directly into it just to truly understand what it is. And he may have even [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence ascended to a higher plane of existence]] by doing so!
-->''They said, "[[TheGoodKing Our beloved's]] not dead, but His Highness instead\\
Has been utterly changed into fire"\\
[[CallBack Why not be utterly changed into fire?]]''
** His FinalSpeech on the [[GodIsGood omnipresence and magnanimity of God]] is also something to behold.
-->''And [[{{Satan}} the snake]] who held the world a stick, a carrot, and a string\\
Was crushed beneath the foot of [[UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} your]] [[HumbleHero not wanting anything]]''
* The Beetle King's [[DyingMomentOfAwesome death]] in "The King Beetle on a Coconut Estate". [[MundaneObjectAmazement A simple fire is so alien to him]] that he's [[{{Determinator}} fully willing]] to fly directly into it just to truly understand what it is. And he may have even [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence ascended to a higher plane of existence]] by doing so!
-->''They said, "[[TheGoodKing Our beloved's]] not dead, but His Highness instead\\
Has been utterly changed into fire"\\
[[CallBack Why not be utterly changed into fire?]]''
** His FinalSpeech on the [[GodIsGood omnipresence and magnanimity of God]] is also something to behold.
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* The first part of "Torches Together" are a rousing call to unity and spiritual transformation. Special mention to how the verses almost sound uneven and unsure before the chorus is confidently shouted out.
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* The first part of "Torches Together" are is a rousing call to unity and spiritual transformation. Special mention to how the verses almost sound uneven and unsure before the chorus is confidently shouted out.
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* The entire sung portion of "Messes of Men" is incredibly powerful, with the singer at-first [[NoMoreHoldingBackSpeech detailing his spiritual struggles in life before he shifts to resolutely declaring his dedication to his new path]].
-->''[[BlaseBoast I drank a thimbleful of fire, and I'm not ever going back]]\\
[[BigOMG Oh, my G-d!]]''
** [[RuleOfSymbolism Note the contrast]] between being surrounded by [[ElementalMotifs waves in the ocean, yet being transformed by a mere "thimbleful" of fire]].
* The final, shouted verse of "O, Porcupine" is an absolutely epic expression spirituality and passion. As in "Messes of Men", he once again reiterates his struggles in life before nonetheless continuing on to [[SongOfPrayer rawly express his dedication towards God]].
-->''[[BlaseBoast I drank a thimbleful of fire, and I'm not ever going back]]\\
[[BigOMG Oh, my G-d!]]''
** [[RuleOfSymbolism Note the contrast]] between being surrounded by [[ElementalMotifs waves in the ocean, yet being transformed by a mere "thimbleful" of fire]].
* The final, shouted verse of "O, Porcupine" is an absolutely epic expression spirituality and passion. As in "Messes of Men", he once again reiterates his struggles in life before nonetheless continuing on to [[SongOfPrayer rawly express his dedication towards God]].
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* The first part of "Torches Together" are a rousing call to unity and spiritual transformation. Special mention to how the verses almost sound uneven and unsure before the chorus is confidently shouted out.
* The final section of "Four-Word Letter" can only be described as half fiery sermon, half spiritually-themed DareToBeBadass.
-->''[[ElementalMotifs You strike the match\\
Why not be utterly changed to fire?]]\\
And sacrifice the shadow in the mist\\
Of a brief life you never much liked son\\
If you'd care to come along\\
[[SelfDeprecation We're gonna curb all our never-ending\\
Clever complaining]]\\
[[LampshadeHanging And who's ever heard of a singer criticized by his song?]]\\
We hunger\\
Though all that we eat brings us little relief\\
We don't know quite what else to do\\
We have all our beliefs\\
But we don't want our beliefs\\
[[SongOfPrayer God of peace\\
We want you]]''
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* The first part of "Torches Together" are a rousing call to unity and spiritual transformation. Special mention to how the verses almost sound uneven and unsure before the chorus is confidently shouted out.
* The final section of "Four-Word Letter" can only be described as half fiery sermon, half spiritually-themed DareToBeBadass.
-->''[[ElementalMotifs You strike the match\\
Why not be utterly changed to fire?]]\\
And sacrifice the shadow in the mist\\
Of a brief life you never much liked son\\
If you'd care to come along\\
[[SelfDeprecation We're gonna curb all our never-ending\\
Clever complaining]]\\
[[LampshadeHanging And who's ever heard of a singer criticized by his song?]]\\
We hunger\\
Though all that we eat brings us little relief\\
We don't know quite what else to do\\
We have all our beliefs\\
But we don't want our beliefs\\
[[SongOfPrayer God of peace\\
We want you]]''
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