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Part 1: “A Hot Spell: 1984”-Part 2: “Myrrh Is Mine, Its Bitter Perfume: 1991”

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Part 3: “The Wedding Bash: 2004”-Part 4: “Crispin Hershey’s Lonely Planet: 2015”

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Part 5: “An Horologist’s Labyrinth: 2025”

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Part 6: “Sheep’s Head: 2043”

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