This episode features "The Painted Skin and the Final Stroke" written by Zhu Yixuan. Published in the December 2024 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker.

The text version of this story can be found at:
https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/zhu_12_24

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