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  1. Rec 5

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    He had opted for the old bike in the garage over a car for one simple reason: he did not know how to drive. Getting a taxi may have been the next logical step forward, but none were available until three hours later. To wait until the taxi firms opened for business would have been to delay his decision, which would have been it's own decision. He had not come to a suitable conclusion about the whole Champmathieu affair; he didn't know where he was going or to what end. He would, in all likelihood, end up in Arras, for he felt compelled to travel in that direction, but what he would do when he got there was unknown to him.

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    A modernisation of Les Miserables Volume 1, Book 7, Chapter 5, 'Hindrances': Jean Valjean travels to Arras but encounters many obstacles along the way- including a flat tyre, a horrendous traffic jam, and a broken down bus.

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    13 Jun 2026

  2. Rec 9

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    The night before Lamarque's funeral, Jean Prouvaire leaves letters for his friends.

    An ode to friendship, hope in the face of oppression, and the cities rebellions call home.

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    05 Jun 2026

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    It's not every day you wake up with five arms and no eyes, but Ryland Grace stopped having normal days a very long time ago.

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    05 Jun 2026

  4. Rec 35

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    Rocky knew better than to leave Grace and the science thrum unsupervised for very long, but here they are anyway. And by "here" Rocky means "in a saturation chamber trying to bribe Rocky with hugs because they want to try walking around in Eridian air pressure because scientists are reckless and dumb."

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    27 May 2026

  5. Rec 6

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    Lyrics from the adaptation that wouldn't even be that implausible by Hugolian standards!

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    14 May 2026