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[–] mearce@programming.dev 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That was the one that made me realize I'd outgrown the series. Dunno if old RL was really phoning that one in or what, but one of his chapter cliffhangers ended with "and the dragonfly bit me in half!" Then the next chapter started with "But it was just my imagination."

[–] mearce@programming.dev 4 points 2 months ago

Truly. Everyone knows that once a dragonfly sets its sights on you, your chances of survival are nil. Gary stood no chance.