These are the things that Lungs of Thunder did in his quest.
He swam with the children of Mother Frog.
He discovered the Lake of Eight Sweet Waters.
He filled the vessel of true form.
He carried an axe, adze and shovel into the Queen of the World's blackest
iron mines.
Discovered a new pass through the Mountains of Plague and Pestilence.
Forged ten nails using iron ore he had mined.
Made himself a coat from the swarming Lanugo.
Grew a crop of brussels sprouts and used the finest specimens for the
thundering lungs that gave him his name.
Discovered Fire to warm himself in the cold belly of the world, Light to
spark his eyes in the darkness, and Smoke to awaken his sense of smell and
taste.
Weaved himself a crown of human hair.
After 276 days, the land began to shake and roll. Lungs of Thunder ran to safety, led by the cat Magus, who was ever at his side. He took shelter in a cave, and noticed an opening at the back. He started to explore the depths of the cave, Magus supplying his eyes to see in the darkness. After two days, he became stuck in the deep tunnels. The earthquakes became more intense, and the underworld cried out in pain. Then everything turned upside down, and gouts of flame erupted through the tunnel floor close by. On the 278th day, a great wind rushed in and pulled him out of the tunnel into an impossibly bright other world.
He opened his mouth, squeezed his eyes shut, stretched out his blue arms and legs, and shouted at the gloriously blazing world.
Good news!
Samuel Loren Miller (a.k.a. Lungs of Thunder)
9 lbs 3 oz, 20 1/2 inches
Born Dec. 23rd 1998 at 3:30pm EST by C-Section after a long and arduous
birth-quest
Mother and baby are doing well. Magus the cat is very interested in his new companion, but feigns disinterest.
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