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			<itunes:subtitle>The Rise of The Lonely Hearts Club</itunes:subtitle>
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			<title>PTOLEMY I</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<itunes:subtitle>Homecoming</itunes:subtitle>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>It's February. After a horrendous breakup with a fiery Scottish lassie called Damson, our heartsick diarist is heading home to <em>Ptolemy - </em>a small, backwater town somewhere in the vicinity of Birmingham.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Will sour grapes spoil the most romantic month of the year for our scribe?&nbsp;</li><li>Will a new career in a new (old) town prove fruitful?&nbsp;</li><li>Will Mum's burgeoning relationship with Darren, the DPD driver, yield fruit?&nbsp;</li><li>Why does fruit keep popping up, and why does it remind our hero of their lost love? ...&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Find out, in '<strong><em>PTOLEMY I</em></strong>' - the first exciting episode in a series of twelve*!</p><br><p>Read the accompanying zine <a href="https://ptolemyville.itch.io/ptolemy-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>!</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></description>
			<itunes:summary><![CDATA[<p>It's February. After a horrendous breakup with a fiery Scottish lassie called Damson, our heartsick diarist is heading home to <em>Ptolemy - </em>a small, backwater town somewhere in the vicinity of Birmingham.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Will sour grapes spoil the most romantic month of the year for our scribe?&nbsp;</li><li>Will a new career in a new (old) town prove fruitful?&nbsp;</li><li>Will Mum's burgeoning relationship with Darren, the DPD driver, yield fruit?&nbsp;</li><li>Why does fruit keep popping up, and why does it remind our hero of their lost love? ...&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Find out, in '<strong><em>PTOLEMY I</em></strong>' - the first exciting episode in a series of twelve*!</p><br><p>Read the accompanying zine <a href="https://ptolemyville.itch.io/ptolemy-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>!</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>]]></itunes:summary>
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