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Chapter XXII

Beginning: Chapter I Previous: Chapter XXI

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The double-decker tour buses were parked outside of the satanic monastery's main building. An excited buzz had filled the halls all week as people packed their belongings and went over checklists again and again. A man with a clipboard stood at the door and directed the church members to their assigned buses, while two others organized the loading of equipment into the trucks and trailers.

Ardis, Papa, the eight band ghouls, and a backstage ghoul named Petrichor were all assigned to the first bus in line. After putting their suitcases in the storage bay, Papa gave Ardis, Petrichor, and Sunshine a quick tour of the bus. Walking through the ground floor revealed couches on either side of the middle walkway. Past that was a small kitchenette on the left-hand side with basic necessities – a microwave, sink, toaster, and mini-fridge – along with a row of cabinets under the counter. On the right was a small dining table with four seats. At the very back were a small coffee bar and the door to the bathroom.

Papa led them up the stairs. The door to their left revealed a fairly large common space with an L-shaped couch taking up two of the walls and a sizable TV. The hallway to the right had five bunk beds – three on one side, two on the other. Each bed had a privacy curtain. Beyond a small coat rack with spaces to store the ghouls’ helmets was Papa’s private room at the end of the hallway. “And I have one last thing to show you, angel,” Papa said, ushering Ardis into his room. “Petrichor, be a lamb and give us a hand, won't you? And Sunshine, do me a favor and find Aether. He’ll want to see this."

Stepping off the tour bus, Sunshine spotted Aether outside helping load the trailer. He often got recruited for such tasks on account of his physique. She intercepted him before he could fetch another crate and explained that Papa wanted to see him.

“Huh?” He wiped a bit of sweat off his brow and rolled his stiff shoulders. “What for? Is everything alright?”

Sunshine shrugged. “He said he had something to show Ardis, and that you’d want to see it too. They’re on the bus in his room with Pet.”

Aether wasn’t sure what to expect, but he followed Sunshine back to the tour bus and headed upstairs. He gave a gentle knock on the door. “Papa? You wanted to see me?”

“Just a moment,” Papa’s muffled voice came through the door. Aether could hear Ardis and Petrichor giggling.

“Alright, I’ll be out here when you’re ready,” Aether said, smiling to himself at the laughter. Sunshine excused herself, saying she needed to help the other ghoulettes with their bags, and headed back downstairs to exit the bus. Aether waited patiently, doing his best to subtly eavesdrop on the excited chatter that made it through the door. He couldn't make out more than the occasional "now, let me just tighten this" or "Petrichor, could you– yes, perfect".

A minute or two later, Papa’s voice sounded again. “Are you ready, Mr. Ghoul?”

“I don’t even know what I’m supposed to be ready for!” he laughed. “But yes, let’s see what all this is about.”

The door opened to reveal Ardis, smiling from ear to ear and dressed in her very own Nameless Ghoul uniform. Aether’s heart skipped a beat, his eyes scanning her up and down.

"Oh, Aether, isn't it just perfect?" Ardis cooed, doing a twirl to show off her new costume. "I love it!"

Aether was speechless. Their uniforms typically made the wearer look a bit intimidating, given its militaristic inspiration and distressed edges, but that was not the case with his angel. She looked adorable. He could tell it had been made specifically for her – the vest and trousers hugged her curves and tiny waist in a way that made Aether's cheeks warm. He wasn't used to seeing her in anything other than her stiff work uniform or a pair of oversized pajamas. "I–" Words still escaped him as he gawked at her.

"How did you even know my measurements?" she asked Papa, still admiring her new uniform in awe.

"Oh, Petrichor and I have our ways," he chuckled, determined to keep his methods a secret. Pet looked very pleased with themself, their bat-like wings fluttering slightly as they grinned at her.

"What do you think, Aether?" Papa asked. "It suits her, no? I figured she ought to look the part if she'll be touring with us."

Instead of answering, the ghoul marched forward and pulled her into his arms to kiss her. It caught her by surprise – he usually wasn't the type to get too affectionate with her in front of an audience. When he pulled away after a brief moment, Ardis's cheeks were flushed. She knew Pet would tease her about it later on. "What was that for?" she asked him, in a bit of a daze.

Aether offered her an embarrassed grin. "Do you have any idea how good you look in that?"

She rolled her eyes, smiling even wider. "Oh, please."

The moment was interrupted when they heard footsteps coming up the stairs. Aether released her, suddenly aware of his audience again. Swiss's head poked around the corner. "Oh, hey, guys! I thought I heard someone up here. What's–" He gasped. "Does the angel have her own little uniform?"

Ardis nodded excitedly, repeating her twirl to show it off. "Do you like it?"

"Aren't you adorable!" He marched up to the group and threw his arms around both Ardis and Petrichor. "My favorite little groupies," he teased with a grin, pulling them both snug against his sides. Ardis giggled, nuzzling into him. "You excited to be on the big kid bus this year, Pet?" he asked. It had been at his and Rain's insistence that Petrichor be offered the spare bunk.

"I don't know how I'll get any sleep on this tour, with all your snoring," Petrichor teased back.

Swiss scoffed and feigned offense. "I do not snore! You of all people should know that, tesoro." Petrichor gave him a small punch in the chest when he winked at them, their cheeks flushing despite themself. "Alright, alright!" Swiss laughed, releasing them both. "The others are just about ready – they'll be boarding any minute now."

"Wonderful," Papa said with a nod, clapping his hands together. "Go ahead and pick out your beds before the others arrive, if you have a preference. The night owls tend to sleep closer to the lounge so they won't disturb the others when they finally go to bed, and those who actually enjoy a good night's sleep usually prefer my end of the bus."

"I usually sleep there," Aether said, pointing to the middle of the three bunks along the left wall, "on the bottom. You're welcome to sleep above me, if you'd like."

"Are you sure whoever normally sleeps there won't mind?" Ardis asked.

Aether waved away the notion. "I don't think Rain's attached to the spot. Everyone's going to have to shift around one way or another, anyway."

"Alright, sounds like a plan." She fetched her backpack and the clothes she'd previously been wearing from Papa's room and set them on her new bed to claim her spot. Swiss chose a spot closer to the lounge and similarly insisted that Pet take the bunk above him. Aether hid a grin. Something was going on there, but he'd decided long ago to stay out of it. Papa, Ardis, and the three ghouls then made their way to the lounge to clear the hallway in anticipation of the others' arrivals.

As Aether took his seat on the couch and extended a hand to Ardis, he took a moment to reflect on how strange his life had become. An angel was joining them on their tour because he'd fallen for her instead of corrupting her like he was supposed to do. "If you'd like," he whispered in her ear when she sat next to him, "you're more than welcome to snuggle up with me in my bunk for a bit before you go to sleep."

She gave him a bashful grin and a small nod. "Yes, please," she replied quietly.

He smiled and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close. His life was a strange one, but he wouldn't have it any other way.

Next: Chapter XXIII

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abimee · 2 years ago

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in my mind whenever i draw althaea and themis in modern day clothes all i can think about is althaea babysitting themis at her place which is a wooden panelling trailer house in the woods and themis walks in and immediately finds hythlo sitting at the big clunky computer playing desktop solitaire (with the spider) in a white tank and pajama bottoms with a homemade ash tray to the side of the double decker walmart desktop table, turn to the right and the open kitchen with a yellow fridge one of those wall-attached island bars, trun BACK around because the computer is in the living room where a subwoofer system is hooked up to the TV which is surrounded by identical leather couches and a singular lazyboy, with a bean bag and some blankets thrown on the floor in case you wanna sit at the only ''kitchen table'' in the house which is the low as hell coffee table in pristine condition

take the tight hallway to the right and althaea's room is a doorless little square room with one of those vertical near the ceiling windows open with a metal latch (did i mention the entire house besides bathroom and kitchen is covered in white carpet), a mattress on a low walmart frame, a singular CRT TV on a plastic tub, and a closet that takes up an entire wall made with shitty wood that rolls inside of itself and houses all of althaeas clothes and the fuse box. and when you go farther you find the bathroom which is a shitty toilet knee-knockingly close to the sink directly across from it, a singular cabinet that doubles as the mirror, a low bathtub, and a random bar to the side that has all their deoderants and makeup products (and another homemade ash tray) filed on top)

to the other side of the house is the door to the down stairs, which is an entire concrete dungeon that keeps the boiler, the heater, the washer and dryer and every single stored away holiday decoration, scrapbooks, luggages, and their bikes. no window besides a small one once again near the roof.

althaea teaches themis how to make 2006-era slime (putting flour and water in a zip loc black and playing with it through the bag until it became nothing but paste), LOUDLY play pocketful of sunshine by natasha bettingfield, and go outside to randomly build the bridge to terabithia with the work tools kept in the basement and random shaved planks of wood and log halves piled in the wood shed (where she also parks her car)

you have to end this all off with the fact that althaea would be wearing a black spaghetti strap tank top with low rise, skinny flare jeans bedazzled on the pockets with a beaten up brown leather belt and shitty pink flip flops, and themis stands there in a blazed WAFFLE KNIT Ed Hardy shirt that was hand bedazzled with those old weird toys that just basically pierced your shirts with 5 cent jewels that are originally meant for your hair but you found out the contraption is literally just that it has 4 metal tiangle spikes that the machine ''pinches'' down to attack to things, which works really good on shirts. get bejeweled asshole

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jemch · 3 years ago

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How It’s Made Index（S11~S20）

How It’s Made是由 Discovery Channel 制作一款王牌节目，又被翻译为制造的原理或造物小百科，本片从2001年推出至今，涵盖了几乎所有的制造技术，非常适合机械专业和对此感兴趣的同学。希望大家享受这趟制造的艺术之旅！

第十一��推出时间为2008-09-10至2008-12-03

S11E01 Binoculars; Sparklers; Rubber Boots; Circular Saw Blades 望远镜，焰火，长统水靴，圆锯锯片

本集看点：光学镜头的精密组装制程，AR镀膜制程；

S11E02 Anatomical Models; Jukeboxes; Tortilla Chips; Spark Plugs 解剖学模型，自动点唱机，墨西哥玉米片，火花塞

S11E03 Pencils; Metal Recycling; Coffee 铅笔，金属回收，咖啡

S11E04 Javelins; Cuckoo Clocks; Hearts of Palm; Windshield Wipers 标枪，布谷鸟钟，棕榈芯，雨刷

S11E05 Technical Glass; Washing Machines; Playing Cards; Crossbows 工业玻璃，洗衣机，扑克牌，弩

本集看点：玻璃镜片的模具加工制程；

S11E06 Cine Cameras; Glass Christmas Ornaments; Giant Tires 电影摄影机，圣诞节玻璃装饰品，巨型轮胎

S11E07 Microphones; Hot Tubs; Artificial Turf; Beer Steins 麦克风，按摩缸，人工草坪，啤酒杯

S11E08 Hot Rods; Decorative Eggs; Fire Hose Nozzles; Baseballs 改装车，装饰蛋，灭火水龙带喷嘴，棒球

S11E09 Accordions; Pineapples; Artificial Joints 手风琴，菠萝，人工关节

S11E10 Giant Valves; Sardines; Barographs; Disposable Diapers 巨型阀门，沙丁鱼罐头，气压计，一次性尿片

S11E11 Heated Skate Blades; Gliders; Hand Bells; Fire Hoses 加热式冰靴，滑翔机，手摇铃铛，灭火水龙带

S11E12 Induction Cooktops; Truck Scales; Tetra Pak Containers; Harmonicas 电磁炉，车重地衡，利乐包装盒，口琴

S11E13 Baseball Gloves; Medical Electrodes; Stetson Hats 棒球手套，医疗电极，牛仔帽

本季资源链接：

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第十二季推出时间为2008-09-10至2008-12-03

S12E01 Pneumatic Impact Wrenches; Cultured Marble Sinks; Plantain Chips; NASCAR Stock Cars 气动扳手，人造大理石水池，炸��蕉片，纳斯卡赛车

S12E02 Jaws of Life; Artificial Christmas Trees; Soda Crackers; Ratchets 救生钳，人造圣诞树，苏打饼干，棘轮扳手

S12E03 Thermometers; Produce Scales; Aircraft Painting; Luxury Chocolates 温度计，挂秤，飞机机身彩绘，高档巧克力

S12E04 Carburetors; Air Conditioners; Sugar 气化器，空调机，糖

S12E05 Combination Wrenches; Deli Meats; Golf Carts; Airships 组合扳手，香肠，高尔夫球车，飞艇

S12E06 Carbon Fibre Car Parts; Hand Dryers; Recycled Polyester Yarn; Fleece 碳纤维汽车零件，手烘干机，回收聚酯制丝线，羊毛布料

S12E07 Police Badges; Muffins; Car Washes; Pressure Gauges 警徽，松饼，洗车房，压力表

S12E08 Metal Detectors; Rum; Tiffany Reproductions; Aircraft Engines 金属探测器，兰姆酒，蒂凡尼灯具，飞机引擎

S12E09 Riding Mowers; Popcorn; Adjustable Beds; Cultured Diamonds 乘骑式割草机，爆米花，可调床垫，人造钻石

S12E10 Airstream Trailers; Horseradish; Industrial Steam Boilers; Deodorant 流线型拖车，辣根，工业蒸汽锅炉，防臭剂

S12E11 Screwdrivers; Compact Track Loaders; Physician Scales; Carbon Fibre Bats 螺丝刀，链带式装卸机，体重秤，碳纤维棒球棒

S12E12 Escalators; Kevlar Canoes; Goat Cheese; Disc Music Boxes 自动扶梯，凯夫拉尔独木舟，羊奶酪，碟式音乐盒

S12E13 Motorcycle Engines; Glass Enamel Sculptures; Hand-Made Paper; Vaulting Poles 摩托车引擎，玻璃搪瓷雕刻，手工纸，撑竿

本季资源链接：

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第十三季推出时间为2009-05-01至2009-07-24

S13E01 Hammers; Swiss Cheese; Roller Skates; Coloured Pencils 锤子，瑞士奶酪，旱冰鞋，彩色铅笔

S13E02 Carbon Fiber Bicycles; Blood Products; Forged Chandeliers; Ballpoint Pens 碳纤维自行车，血液制品，锻造吊灯，圆珠笔

本集看点：如何用碳纤维制作自行车支架；

S13E03 Swiss Army Knives; Player Piano Rolls; Oil Tankers; Racing Wheels 瑞士军刀，钢琴演奏器，油轮，赛车轮毂

本集看点：真瑞士军刀！

S13E04 Bowling Balls; Barber Poles; Felt; Radar Guns 保龄球，旋转彩柱，毛毡，雷达测速枪

S13E05 Pipe Fittings; Music Boxes; Pepper Mills; Hot Rod Steering Columns 铜管件，圆柱音乐盒，胡椒磨，汽车方向柱

S13E06 Gears; Leather Watchbands; Vitrelle Dishes; Kitchen Shears 齿轮，真皮表带，抗摔玻璃碗碟，厨用剪刀

本集看点：齿轮插齿和滚齿制程；

S13E07 Pressure Cookers; Mechanical Singing Birds; Oceanographic Buoys; Tank Trailers 高压锅，唱歌机械鸟，浮标，不锈钢罐拖车

S13E08 Aluminum Boats; Alpine Horns; Luxury Watches 铝壳船，高山牛角，豪华手表

S13E09 ATVs; Alpine Skis; Laser Cutters; Marble Sculptures 全地形车，高山滑雪板，激光切割机，大理石雕塑

S13E10 Socket Sets; Leather Shoes; Aluminum Water Bottles; Bike Chains 套筒扳手，皮鞋，铝制水瓶，自行车链条

S13E11 Carved Wood Sculptures; Flatware; Cow Bells; Fountain Pens 木雕，餐具，牛铃，钢笔

S13E12 Olive Oil; Lift Trucks; Seamless Rolled Rings; Ski Boots 橄榄油，叉车，无缝环件，滑雪靴

S13E13 Cookware; Inlaid Boxes; High-Efficiency Water Heaters; Vespa Scooters 专业炊具，豪华镶嵌盒，高效率热水器，电动车

本季资源链接：

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第十四季推出时间为2009-09-18至2010-01-08

S14E01 Mini GP Motorcycles; Fig Cookies; Tool Boxes; Pipe Bends 迷你锦标赛摩托车，无花果曲奇饼，工具箱，弯头

S14E02 Revolver Replicas; Arc Trainers; Oil Furnaces; Vegetable Peelers; Pizza Cutters 西部左轮手枪复制品，健身椭圆机，废油燃烧器，削皮器和薄饼切削刀

S14E03 Metal Golf Clubs; Waffles; Custom Wires and Cables Train Wheels; 金属高尔夫球杆，华夫烘饼，订制线缆，火车轮子

本集看点：热锻成型工艺；

S14E04 Sails; Walnuts; Wheel Immobilizers; Honeycomb Structural Panels 风帆，核桃，轮胎防盗器，蜂窝结构板

S14E05 Surfboards; Stickers; Sandwich Cookies; Concrete Roofing Tiles 冲浪板，贴纸，夹芯饼干，混凝土瓦

S14E06 Ski Goggles; Tower Cranes; Porcelain Figurines; Diesel Engines 滑雪风镜，塔吊，瓷小雕像，柴油引擎

本集看点：塔吊是如何长高的；

S14E07 Stuffed Olives; Astrolabes; Western Saddles 酿水榄，星盘，西部马鞍

S14E08 Custom Running Shoes; Axes; Racing Karts; Animatronics 订制跑鞋，斧头，卡丁车，电子动画

S14E09 Headphones; Diving Regulators; Reflector Light Bulbs 耳机，潜水呼吸调节器，聚光灯泡

S14E10 Fly Fishing Reels; House Paint; Weaving Looms; Ice Makers 飞钓卷筒，房屋涂料，编织机，制冰机

S14E11 Graphite Pencil Leads; Clarinets; Special Effects; 石墨铅笔芯，单簧管，特技效果

S14E12 Air Boats; Onions; 3D Metal Printing; Curved Cabinet Doors 空气船，洋葱，三维金属打印，弧形木柜门

本集看点：金属的3D打印制程；

S14E13 Retractable Ballpoint Pens; Solar Salt; Tubas; 圆珠笔，日晒盐，大号

本季资源链接：

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第十五季推出时间为2010-04-02至2010-06-18

S15E01 Kelp Caviar; Luxury Sailboats; Dental Crowns; High-Performance Engines 海带鱼子酱，豪华帆船，人造牙冠，发动机

S15E02 Leather Briefcases; Crop Dusters; Corn Whiskey; Drag Racing Clutches 真皮公文包，喷洒农药飞机，玉米威士忌，直线竞速赛车离合器

S15E03 Train Rails; Desalinated Water; Racing Wheelchairs; Parquetry 火车钢轨，淡化水，竞速轮椅，拼花木地板

S15E04 Flight Simulators; Bookbinding; Greenhouse Tomatoes; Hurricane-Proof Shutters 飞行模拟器，传统装订，温室西红柿，防风百叶窗

S15E05 Worcestershire Sauce; Lawn Bowls; Radio-Controlled Model Jets; 辣酱油，草地滚球，遥控模型喷气机

S15E06 Pipes; Rock Climbing Gear; Leather Bike Saddles; Luxury Sports Cars 烟斗，攀岩丝扣锁，自行车座，豪华跑车

S15E07 Replica Foods; Traffic Cone Dispensers; Rocking Horses; London Taxis 食品模型，交通安全锥，摇马，伦敦出租车

S15E08 Miniature Furniture; Garden Steam Locomotives; Hovercraft; Folding Bicycles 迷你家具，庭院蒸汽机车，气垫船，折迭自行车

S15E09 Crosscut Saws; Haggis; Collectible Firearms; 横割锯，肉馅羊肚，收藏枪支

S15E10 Alligator Bags; Lockers; Bench Planes; Deployable Flight Recorders 鳄鱼手袋，储物柜，木工台刨，飞行纪��仪

S15E11 Grapples; Flavorings; Dog Sleds; Athletic Shoes 抓斗，调味品，狗雪撬，运动鞋

S15E12 Retractile Cords; Wood Frame Sports Cars; Sushi 伸缩绳，木结构跑车，寿司

S15E13 Leather Wallets; French Horns; Soy Sauce; Children's Ride-On Cars 真皮钱包，圆号，酱油，儿童骑乘汽车

本季资源链接：

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第十六季推出时间为2010-10-01至 2010-12-24

S16E01 Millefiori Glass Paperweights; Road Salt; Nutcrackers; Car Doors 千花玻璃纸镇，道路除冰盐，胡桃夹子，汽车门

S16E02 Straight Razors; Black Pudding; Steering Wheels; Inorganic Pigments 直剃须刀，黑香肠，方向盘，无机颜料

S16E03 Cast Iron Cookware; Biodiesel; Clothing Hangers; Stone Wool Insulation 铸铁炊具，生物柴油，衣架，石棉

本集看点：连续铸造制程；

S16E04 Needles & Pins; Architectural Mouldings; Locomotives; Clothespins 针，建筑木线条，机车，衣夹

本集看点：针尖的抛光制程，针孔的冲压制程；

S16E05 Filigree Glass; Fish Food; Motor Homes 掐丝玻璃，鱼饲料，房车

S16E06 Surgical Instruments; Ketchup; Double-Decker Buses; Walking Sticks 手术器械，番茄酱，手杖

S16E07 Audio Tubes; Light Bars; Model Aircraft; Snare Drums 音频真空管，灯条，木制模型飞机，金属小鼓

S16E08 Kitchen Accessories; Central Vacuums; Paper-Maché Animals; Hydraulic Cylinders 厨房配件，中央吸尘器，纸型动物，液压缸

S16E09 Liquor Jugs; Deli Meats; NASCAR Engines 粘土酒壶，家禽熟肉制品，NASCAR发动机

S16E10 Digital Dentistry; Nail Clippers; Poster Restoration; Canola Oil 数字牙科，海报恢复，菜籽油

S16E11 Dial Thermometers; Hummus; Spent Fuel Containers; Straw Sombreros 温度计，豆泥，燃料容器，秸秆宽边帽

S16E12 Tequila; Water Beds; Flip Flops; Silver 龙舌兰酒，水床，人字拖，银子

S16E13 Composite Propane Cylinders; Salsa; Water-pumping Windmills; Dragsters 复合丙烷缸，辣调味汁，抽水风车，高速赛车

本集看点：玻璃纤维制作的罐子；

本季资源链接：

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第十七季推出时间为2011-04-08至 2011-06-24

S17E01 Decorative Sombreros; Salad Dressings; Cap Guns; Regenerative Medicine 装饰戴草帽，沙拉��和腌泡汁，帽枪，再生医学

S17E02 Cheese Graters; Hot Sauce; Silver Jewelery; Traditional Mexican Chairs 芝士刨，辣酱，银首饰，传统墨西哥椅

S17E03 Game calls; Mayonnaise; Traditional Razor Blades; Butterfly Safety Razors 哨，蛋黄酱，传统剃须刀片，蝴蝶安全剃刀

S17E04 Corn Tortillas; Crankshafts & Camshafts; Bush Planes; Aluminum Bike Wheels 玉米饼，曲轴和凸轮轴，布什飞机，铝自行车轮

S17E05 Folding Kayaks; Pi?atas; Garbage Trucks; Ceramic Composite Brake Discs 折叠皮艇，彩罐，垃圾车，陶瓷复合刹车盘

S17E06 Rolled Wafers; Wood Pellets; Class & Championship Rings; 威化饼，木颗粒，总冠军戒指

S17E07 Speed skates; synthetic rubber; cocoa beans; and bulk chocolate 速度溜冰鞋，可可豆，散装巧克力

S17E08 Custom Steering Wheels; Aerospace Fuel Lines; Apple Pies; Household Radiators 定做方向盘，苹果馅饼，家用散热器

S17E09 Whips; automated pizza makers; incense cones; and scale turbine engines 鞭子，自动比萨饼机，香锥，喷气发动机模型

S17E10 Heather gems; instant film; beet sugar; electric roadsters 希瑟宝石，即时胶片，甜菜糖，电动跑车

S17E11 Underwater robots; lasagne; band saws; and ski trekking poles 水下机器人，烤宽面条，带锯床，登山杖

S17E12 Laminated Wood Beams; Sport Utility Vehicles; Veggie Burgers; Wood-boring Augers 木质横梁，运动型多功能车，素食汉堡，钻木螺旋钻

S17E13 Turbochargers; enchiladas; and watches; 涡轮增压器，辣酱玉米饼馅，手表

本集看点：中空的铸造零件是如何制作的；

本季资源链接：

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第十八季推出时间为2011-09-14至 2011-12-06

S18E01 Patterned Glass Panels; Road Cases; Stop-Frame Animation 压花玻璃面板，公路应急箱，定格动画

S18E02 Industrial Wire Ropes; Living Walls; Large Format Cameras; Gemstones 工业钢丝绳，生活墙，大画幅相机，宝石

S18E03 Chocolate Coins; Floor Heating System; Pedal Cars; Latex Swords 巧克力金币，地板采暖系统，踏板汽车，乳胶剑

S18E04 Farmed Caviar; Intake Manifolds; Motorcycle Jackets; Forged Spades 养殖鱼子酱，进气管，机车夹克，铲子和铁锹

S18E05 Wax Figures; Awnings; Sandwich Crackers; Pewter Tankards 蜡像，遮阳篷，三明治饼干，锡制酒杯

S18E06 Cufflinks; Blueberry Turnovers; Dashboards; Pottery 袖扣，蓝莓饼，仪表板，陶器

S18E07 Fish Replicas; Siren Systems; Pre-Packaged Sandwiches; Candlesticks 鱼模型，警报器系统，预包装三明治，烛台

S18E08 Pipe Cleaners; Blue Stilton Cheese; Smart Electric Meters; Telescopes 管道清洁剂，蓝斯蒂尔顿奶酪，智能电表，望远镜

S18E09 Rally Cars; Pork Pies; Floating Fountains; Artificial Stone Ornaments 拉力赛车，猪肉馅饼，浮动喷泉，人造石饰品

S18E10 Tapioca Pudding; Snow Plows; Paddle Boats; Fibre Cement Siding 木薯布丁，除雪车，桨船，纤维水泥墙板

S18E11 Pharmaceutical Blister Packs; Deli Slicers; Oysters; Weathervanes 药品泡罩包装，德利切片机，牡蛎，风向标

S18E12 Top & Bowler Hats; Solar Water Heaters; Sticky Buns; Electrostatic Speakers 圆顶礼帽，太阳能热水器，粘小奶油甜面包，静电式扬声器

S18E13 Turntables; Steam Engines; Playground Equipment; Teflon Pans 唱盘，蒸汽机，运动场设备，不粘锅

本季资源链接：

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第十九季推出时间为2012-04-19至 2012-06-24

S19E01 Garden Forks; English Toffee; Paint Chip Cards; Bundt Pans 花园艺叉,英式太妃糖，油漆色卡，蛋糕模具

S19E02 Pewter Flasks; Potato Salad; Hydrogen Fuel Cells; Engineered Wood Siding 锡制酒瓶，马铃薯沙拉，氢燃料电池组，工程木板墙

S19E03 Canvas Wall Tents; Peace Pipes; Shredded Wheat Cereal; Cannons 帆布帐篷，印第安式烟斗，块状麦片，加农炮

S19E04 Robotic Hunting Decoys; Canned Tomatoes; Scoreboards; Lassos 捕猎诱饵，罐装番茄酱，电子计分板，捕牛套索

S19E05 Turf Grass; Beef Jerky; Wood Chippers; Bowling Pins 草坪，长条牛肉干，木片切削机，保龄球球瓶

S19E06 Multi-Tools; Jojoba Oil; Marionettes 多用途工具刀，荷荷芭油，提线木偶

S19E07 Fish Decoys; Film Digitization; Cylinder Stoves; Concrete Light Poles 鱼饵，影片数字化存储，筒形火炉，混凝土灯杆

S19E08 Bamboo Bicycles; Chainsaw Art; Breath Mints; Manual Motorcycle Transmissions 竹制自行车，木雕，薄荷糖，变速箱总成

S19E09 Dinnerware; Air Brake Tanks; Frosted Cereal; Fossils 陶瓷餐具，气刹储气罐，麦片，化石

S19E10 Clay; Pitted Prunes; Spurs; Polyurethane Tires 黏土，话梅，马靴，轮胎

S19E11 Tasers; Canned Soup; Jaw Harps; Diving Boards 泰瑟枪，汤品罐头，口弓，跳水板

S19E12 Space Pens; Reef Aquariums; Metal Caskets; Composite Bike Wheels 太空笔，水族馆，金属棺材，复合自行车轮子

S19E13 Navajo Rugs; Crude Oil; Kaleidoscopes; Titanium Dental Implants 纳瓦霍地毯，原油，万花筒，钛牙科植入物

本季资源链接：

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第二十季推出时间为2012-10-25至 2013-01-10

S20E01 Native Healing Drums;Raisins;Stereoscopic Viewers;Ribbon Microphones 印地安疗愈鼓，葡萄干，立体图片观赏器，铝带式麦克风

S20E02 Horse Bits; Oat Cereal; Turquoise Jewelry; Electric Scooters 马衔，燕麦片，土耳其玉首饰，电动滑板车

S20E03 Stagecoaches;Road Reflectors;Fire Baked Pottery;Custom Motorcycle Tanks 驿马车，反光道钉，火烤陶器，订制摩托车油箱

S20E04 Replica Clay Pipes;Drinking Fountains;Orange Liqueur;Compound Bows 复刻陶瓷烟斗，饮水机，柳橙甜酒，复合弓

S20E05 Tissues;Travel Trailers;Slippers;Motorcycle Helmets 面纸，旅行拖车，拖鞋，摩托车安全帽

S20E06 U-Locks; Tepees; Croissants; Rolling Luggage U型锁，圆锥帐篷，可颂面包，滚轮行李箱

S20E07 Prams;Factory-Built Homes;Wood Flutes;Bicycle Tires 婴儿车，组合式房屋，木笛，单车轮胎

S20E08 Thinning Shears;Wagon Wheels;Toaster Pastries;Violin Bows 打薄剪，马车轮，果酱夹心饼，小提琴弓

S20E09 1000th Item: Cycling Shoes;Yurts;Marine Plywood;Oil & Encaustic Paint 自行车卡鞋地，蒙古包，船用合板，油彩和蜡彩

S20E10 Nail Nippers; Jade Putters; Ice Cider; Water Skis 指甲钳，玉石推杆，苹果冰酒，滑水板

S20E11 Paper Fans; Walnut Oil; Copper 纸扇，胡桃油，铜

S20E12 Cast Iron Tubs; Hopi Kachina Dolls; Mine Truck Engine; Memory Cards 铸铁浴缸，霍皮族娃娃，矿场卡车引擎重建，记忆卡

S20E13 Gut Strings;Absinthe;Belt Buckles;Lever Locks 肠弦，苦艾酒，皮带头，杆锁

本季资源链接：

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performinganimalrights · 5 years ago

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An Animal Save Vigil

It’s an early wake up for 10 activist, travelling to the outskirts of a city suburb. Some car pool, others travel alone. It’s pitch black, bitterly icy.

5.30am alarm, put on thermals, followed by a quick meditation and glass of water to clear my head. Scrape the ice from car windows. Select ‘Air Punch’ Spotify playlist to wake me up and prepare me for a full on morning.

The slaughterhouse looks like a generic industrial estate unit, with the only suggestion being a small sign saying licensed abatoir, the lorries and trailers of farm animals turning in, and now a group of animal rights activists, with signs and large banner stating ‘SLAUGHTERHOUSE’, which they cable tie to the iron fence next to the entrance. The slaughterhouse is on a main road, a commuter route. For three hours there is no hiding what this building is.

The activists hand each other blue high visibility vests to put over their clothes, to ensure they’re spotted by entering vehicles. The vests were originally yellow, but were suggested by the online activist community that bright yellow potentially causes distress to the farm animals. The activists catch up with one another, asking how their Christmases and New Years were. The slaughterhouse gate has been replaced, due to a fault in the previous one last month. This new gate has a serated top, like an upside down hacksaw. The activists discuss and theorise the choice of gate; is it to intimidate, a function for an assumed forced entry in the future, or just by chance? Other activists begin to arrive. A couple has brought tea bags and instant coffee, with a small gas stove and kettle.

Driving passed the slaughterhouse to park up, I notice a double decker livestock truck is unloading farm animals inside the buildings courtyard. Parking up on the edge of an estate of bungalows, some 50 metres away from the salughterhouse, I hug and exchange small talk with other activists already there and we make our way to the gates with the kit (banner, signs, rucksack of vests, cable ties, etc). My fingers are already numbling, and struggling to tighten the cable ties, attaching the banner to the fence. I take comfort in my prepared flask of coffee. I drink it too quickly to last out the morning freeze. Luckily their’s back up tea. The moon is full and staring at us.

Most of the activist are regular to these monthly vigils, and have assumed certain roles; a few put up the banner, another places signs on the sides of the road, leaning against lamposts and the fence of the slaughterhouse. While waiting for trucks and trailers to arrive, the activists catch up and converse from small talk to philosophical concepts. They keep a passive eye towards the distant busy roundabout; to spot any oncoming trucks. A truck is spotted and communicated to the group with a domino of ‘truck’. A couple volunteers to stand in front of the truck grab signs saying ‘Please give us 3 minutes to say goodbye’ and ‘No hate for the drivers, we are here to show love for the animals’. The others set up their phones on selfie sticks, to be able to capture the animals in the trucks through open slats. Today is cow day. This slaughterhouse does either cows or sheep, due to specific machinery (bolt gun).

As the truck arrives, the lower slats are closed, so we cannot see the animals. They are on a latch, I stretch to lift the latch and pull down the slats, revealing eyes and noses of cows, suddenly turning to peer out. Looking inside, the truck is full of breath, reacting with the crammed in mouths and the freezing temperature. The truck is there for a while due to issues with the new gate. After a minute of filming, activists begin to put down their phones and come closer to the truck; eye to eye, hand to nose.

The issues with the gate are quickly fixed; sending out a worker to operate opening the gate from a closer distance, as the remote range does not reach from inside where they used to open the previous gate. The presence of the worker on the inside of the gate changes the atmosphere; from a relaxed and almost routine process to a polarising one. The worker, dressed in high vis, aggressively shouts at activists to get out the way or they’ll get run over. A number of activists attempt to open dialogue, with questions like ‘Why do you think we are here?’ and ‘Do you look at the animals as they come through?’. He rarely gives answers and regularly shakes his head an turns away. In a brief interaction he reveals his concern of jobs being lost through our presence, hinting to decrease in purchasing of animal products.

As I stand in front of a decelerating, then stationary, livestock truck, with the sign asking for 3 minutes to say goodbye to the animals, they accept. The worker controlling the gate shouts to the drive to just drive ‘run them over if you have to’. The driver begins to drive on. My temper rises, I snap to the worker ‘you’re inciting violence!’, he shakes his head and walks away. Another activists shouts to him that we got what he said on camera. The moon is setting like a desert sun. Expanding, deepening, then gone.

Between these bursts of action: spotting a truck in distance, grabbing signs and phones, filiming/saying goodbye and apologising to the animals, trucks going forward into the slaughterhouse – there are moments of normality through conversations, spanning the new Aldi vegan range, vertical farming and the political and societal climate in the next decade. A couple of the activists walk around the back of the building to hear the cows travel the gangway towards their slaughter. Four trucks and trailers pass through during the three hours the activists are there. As 9.30am and daylight approaches, activists begin to leave for their respective days at work, home or other. Before the majority of them leave there is the routine group photo outside the slaughterhouse, to say ‘we were there’. They pack away the signs, roll up the banner and pack up the refreshments, load them into a car, say their goodbyes and begin their day.

Some of us who are free after the vigil plan to grab a vegan breakfast at a local veggie café. These opportunities are treasured, to enter back into the ‘real world’ through comfort and understanding company. Four of us sit around a table, drink coffee, eat pancakes, complain about people and systems, and make each other laugh. There is no normal day after a vigil, I feel that stone heavier, that bit angrier. But buoyed by purpose. The community and action we do is symbolic and meaningful.

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licencedtoretire · 5 years ago

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After our rally driver efforts to escape the DOC camp at Arohena, we decided to look for somewhere, let’s just say a little less stressful to enter and depart. We had heard good things from lots of people about Mangakino. Given that it was really the next available place to stay along the river, it was also a fairly logical choice.

We continued to see numerous cyclists on the road, taking part in the 2020 Ride Aotearoa. Which, as I mentioned in the last blog is around 1000 cyclists riding from Cape Reinga to Bluff. Maps we had seen had the trail following the other side of the river rejoining our side when they crossed the river here at the Waipapa Dam. A check of social media on our return home shows they have closed part of the trail (that went through private land) due to significant vandalism. This is why all the cyclists had been on the road. What is wrong with some people?

First, stop on our arrival into Mangakino was the local rugby club. Site of the dump station and two potable water taps. The place is effortless to use with a massive turn around area. It wouldn’t matter what size motorhome or 5th wheeler you had here. This is the first example of why the town is a member of the NZMCA motorhome friendly towns program. With Mangakino one of the 54 destinations in New Zealand with this status. If you want to find out more about this, click here.

There are several places in and around the town set up for freedom camping. We first stopped at what looked like a charming place, the domain carpark. Talking, however with a couple who had spent the previous night here. They explained that despite the current empty appearance, it gets really full at night.

The reserve is really well set out with a cafe set up in an old double-decker Bedford bus, (no photo was taken) the on the water play area, toilets and a hot water shower mounted on a trailer that you can use for $2. There is also a sink at the back of the toilets (outside) where you can do your dishes. An ideal place for those not as well set up as some motorhomes.

We decided that we would investigate other areas. Choosing to walk to the closest one a 500-metre stroll, with the lake on one side and the golf course on the other. This brings you to Matekuri Island. Although I have also heard it called Dog island.

Maybe the above is a good clue why people also call it dog island. What we found was a couple of great spots to park the motorhome. Close to the water and with our own “beach”. We wandered back to the domain, collected the motorhome and parked it up here. We figured this would be a great place to chill out for a couple of days and just enjoy life.

The freedom camping area here is vast. With plenty of space to really spread out and not be worried about treading on your neighbour’s toes. We got talking to a few of the other campers. A couple of whom used to live or work in the area and commented on how much the village had changed. Apparently, people see it as the new Taupo without the expense of buying a house in Taupo.

We actually made this trip at the end of February during what seemed like a heatwave. So no sooner had I parked up the motorhome than Sarah was in the water cooling off. This would be the first of many swims she had here. Really finding the water very refreshing.

This really is a great place to get out and about on your bike. The Waikato River Trails run just past Matekuri Island. So getting out the bikes for a ride was an easy decision to make.

We rode as far as the suspension bridge that crosses the river about 4.5 km’s from the camp. At that point, I was having issues with my bike. The arm that the pedal attaches too was unscrewing from the bike. Meaning that each time I pedalled, it felt like it was stripping it out of its thread. Thankfully both of our E-Bikes have a throttle function, and I was able to power my way home.

We remembered that back at the domain, we had seen a bike repair station. A great thing to find with all sorts of tools available including the correct size Allen key to fix my pedal. It’s funny looking back on the shot of Sarah and noticing how little traffic there was then. I would imagine now in the Covid 19 lockdown the tumbleweeds would certainly be blowing up the main road.

The Saturday and Sunday of our stay the NZ Wakeboard championships were being held at the domain. We wandered down both days to have a bit of a look. There were some very impressive boats probably worth a substantial amount of money. But there seemed to be a shortage of people. For what was supposed to be the NZ Champs, it looked more like a club event. I wondered if the organisers were disappointed?

On Sunday, we wandered back to see if more people had turned up. Instead, the competition had been halted with someone having fallen badly after a trick jump. He had been brought back to shore with a shoulder injury. On our arrival and not long after that, the rescue helicopter arrived. I can report that the “patient” was up and about but still taken away to be checked out in the hospital. All very exciting. No sooner had the helicopter departed than competition got underway again.

When all the Covid 19 lockdown restrictions have been lifted this is absolutely a place that I would recommend you come. Peaceful, quiet and seemingly miles from anywhere, yet in reality not that far from SH1.

While we have been on this trip, we have had some fun and games with the flyscreen in our motorhome. Essentially the strings inside it, that keep it taught snapped. So it lost its effectiveness allowing the winged pests access. So the next blog is the dramas we went through to repair it ourselves. ☕ If you liked this post (click here) to buy me a cup of coffee and help keep future posts coming ☕ To view the places we have visited click here to see them on Google maps. You can click the links to read the blog about that area. [cardoza_facebook_like_box] To view the Ratings, we have done for places we have stayed click here

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Mangakino After our rally driver efforts to escape the DOC camp at Arohena, we decided to look for somewhere, let's just say a little less stressful to enter and depart.

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