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This is the last story with a title in the book.  Riddley started the book by repeating shared myths about humanity; this is something very different.  In fact, the progression of {{Ix|stories}} throughout the book follows a familiar literary trend, moving from the cosmologic/epic (prehistoric myth) to the heroic (classical myth) to the personal and then the internal (modernist fiction):
 
This is the last story with a title in the book.  Riddley started the book by repeating shared myths about humanity; this is something very different.  In fact, the progression of {{Ix|stories}} throughout the book follows a familiar literary trend, moving from the cosmologic/epic (prehistoric myth) to the heroic (classical myth) to the personal and then the internal (modernist fiction):
  
* "Hart of the Wood":  the fall of humanity in the distant past.  Everyone knows this story.
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"Hart of the Wood":  the fall of humanity in the distant past.  Everyone knows this story.
  
* "Why the Dog Wont Show Its Eyes":  the fall of humanity, continued.  Everyone used to know this story, but now only Lorna does.
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"Why the Dog Wont Show Its Eyes":  the fall of humanity, continued.  Everyone used to know this story, but now only Lorna does.
  
* "Eusa Story":  the fall of humanity as played out in the life of one special man.
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"Eusa Story":  the fall of humanity as played out in the life of one special man.
  
* "The Lissener and the Other Voyce Owl of the Worl":  a mythic fragment without time or place, with Lissener (who may be the author) in a central role.
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"The Lissener and the Other Voyce Owl of the Worl":  a mythic fragment without time or place, with Lissener (who may be the author) in a central role.
  
* "The Bloak As Got on Top of Aunty":  a tall tale about a man in a familiar place.  Made up by a showman without any particular intentions.
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"The Bloak As Got on Top of Aunty":  a tall tale about a man in a familiar place.  Made up by a showman without any particular intentions.
  
* "Stoan":  A fragment without time, place, or characters, which came to Riddley from nowhere.
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"Stoan":  A fragment without time, place, or characters, which came to Riddley from nowhere.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 23:06, 24 November 2013

This is the last story with a title in the book. Riddley started the book by repeating shared myths about humanity; this is something very different. In fact, the progression of stories throughout the book follows a familiar literary trend, moving from the cosmologic/epic (prehistoric myth) to the heroic (classical myth) to the personal and then the internal (modernist fiction):

"Hart of the Wood": the fall of humanity in the distant past. Everyone knows this story.

"Why the Dog Wont Show Its Eyes": the fall of humanity, continued. Everyone used to know this story, but now only Lorna does.

"Eusa Story": the fall of humanity as played out in the life of one special man.

"The Lissener and the Other Voyce Owl of the Worl": a mythic fragment without time or place, with Lissener (who may be the author) in a central role.

"The Bloak As Got on Top of Aunty": a tall tale about a man in a familiar place. Made up by a showman without any particular intentions.

"Stoan": A fragment without time, place, or characters, which came to Riddley from nowhere.