Discord: https://discord.gg/4m257dA Welcome to Mindless Matters, an 18+ podcast focused on erotic and recreational hypnosis. Join Jess and Sam, two trans and queer gals, as we discuss, teach, and learn about hypnotism and its applications! Each episode we chat about hypnosis techniques, theory, and kink. All featuring live inductions and demonstrations, so you can learn by example and enjoy a bit of steamy play, too. This podcast features live inductions. DON'T LISTEN WHILE DRIVING or anytim ...
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Brutal, agonizing convulsions simultaneously strike a quarter of the Earth’s population. There is no warning and no discernible pattern regarding race, age, gender, or region. The afflicted die within moments of one another. Seven minutes later they rise again and attack the living. The speed at which the disaster happens is too great for any organized response. Towns are overrun. The government and military find themselves unable to react. Civilization crumbles in a matter of hours. By the ...
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Overcome Digital Distraction | Reduce Screen Time, Reclaim Focus, Healthy Habits, Break Phone Addiction, Digital Detox, Digital Wellbeing, Christian Podcast
Julianne August | Christian Life Coach, Habit Change Specialist, Brain Health Trainer, Digital Wellness Advocate
Is your phone controlling your life, pulling you in every direction, leaving you feeling disconnected and overwhelmed? Are screens stealing your time, diluting your faith, and distorting your focus? In a world dominated by screens, it’s easy to feel stuck in a cycle of distraction and drift from God, yourself, and those you love. I’ve been where you are and I’m here to help break that cycle! I’m Julianne August, a Christian life coach, brain health trainer, and digital wellness advocate. Wit ...
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19 | Leading Your Team Beyond Digital Distraction and Modeling What Matters
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15:22What happens when you're trying to lead a team toward being focused while still struggling with your own digital habits? You're in a meeting. It's going well. Someone shares something vulnerable. Then your phone buzzes. You glance at it, just for a second, but the moment shifts. Trust thins. Connection breaks. You suddenly realize you're asking you…
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18 | 3-Step Digital Declutter: Transform Your Lock Screen, Home Screen, and Notifications to Reclaim Your Focus
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15:00In today's episode, I'm sharing a simple but powerful 3-step digital declutter that focuses on what your eyes encounter countless times each day: your lock screen, home screen, and notifications. These small changes can dramatically shift your digital landscape and, more importantly, your spiritual attention. In This Episode You'll Learn: Why what …
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17 | Phone-Free Waiting: 3-Minute Moments That Transform Your Digital Wellness & Save 2 Hours a Week
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13:34Those seemingly insignificant waiting moments throughout your day might be more valuable than you realize. This episode is an invitation to reclaim those small 3-minute pockets of time that we so often surrender to our screens – the doctor's waiting room, the grocery checkout line, the school pickup lane, the moments before a meeting starts. If you…
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16 | Analog Habits That Anchor Your Soul in a Fast-Paced Digital World
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17:45You don’t need to toss your phone or move to the mountains to find peace but if you’ve been feeling distracted, drained, or disconnected… it might be time to do something different. This episode is an invitation to rediscover the quiet power of analog moments, not as a rejection of technology, but as a rhythm that restores what hustle culture has t…
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15 | How to Stop Multitasking: 5 Simple Habits to Reclaim Focus in a Distracted World
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16:05Are you constantly juggling five things at once… but still feel behind, foggy, or frazzled? This week's podcast episode is a breath of fresh air. We’re pulling back the curtain on one of the biggest myths of modern life: multitasking. It promises productivity but delivers overwhelm. If your mind feels cluttered, scattered, or perpetually behind, th…
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14 | How to Help Your Kids Break Phone Addiction (When You're Still Figuring It Out)
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16:52You want to help your kids break phone addiction and be aware of their screen habits but you also find yourself scrolling, zoning out, or sneaking Instagram in the bathroom. So how do you lead well when you're still working on it too? In today’s episode of Overcome Digital Distraction, we’re getting real about one of the biggest parenting tensions …
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13 | How to Stop Comparing Yourself on Social Media and 3 Biblical Truths that Set You Free
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15:00You didn’t mean to scroll for that long, but now you’re feeling off. You’re second-guessing your progress, your purpose… even your worth. Comparison doesn’t just make you feel bad, it distracts you from who God made you to be. In this episode, we’re naming the trap of comparison and how it sneaks in through our screens. More importantly, we’re unco…
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12 | Navigating the News: Staying Informed Without Getting Distracted and Overwhelmed
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17:54In today’s episode, we’re tackling one of the most common and overlooked sources of digital distraction, the news. Whether you’re someone who casually checks headlines or finds yourself deep in the rabbit hole of doom-scrolling, this conversation will help you understand how today’s 24/7 news cycle is affecting your mind, mood, and spiritual clarit…
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11 | Tech Neck Is Real: How to Fix Neck Pain from Screen Time
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22:02In today’s episode, we’re diving into a sneaky consequence of our digital habits, tech neck. Whether you're hunched over a laptop, curled up with your phone, or binge-watching your favourite show, the way you hold your body during screen time may be contributing to chronic neck pain, shallow breathing, fatigue, and even anxiety. You’ll hear my pers…
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10 | How to Stop Mindless Scrolling for Good With One Spirit-Led Mindset Shift
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11:51What if breaking free from digital distractions could start with one small, Spirit-led mindset shift? In today’s episode, we’re diving deep into the unconscious habits behind mindless scrolling and why the problem might not be your screen, but the automatic reach toward it. In this powerful and practical episode, you’ll discover how a simple pause …
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9 | Goodbye FOMO, Hello JOMO: Trade Digital Anxiety for Contentment
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14:24Have you ever felt anxious about what you might be missing online? Today we're flipping the script on FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) and embracing the powerful, peace-giving practice of JOMO - the Joy of Missing Out. In this episode, we dive into why intentionally disconnecting from digital noise can bring you greater contentment, presence, and joy. I'…
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8 | Dopamine, Screens, and Spiritual Warfare: The Hidden Battle for Your Attention
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15:33Ever feel like your phone is reeling you in like a fish caught on a hook? You’re not imagining it. Today, we're diving into the brain science behind digital distraction, how dopamine hijacks your attention, and why this is more than just a habit issue, it’s a spiritual battle! From the hypnotic lure of screens to the way they rewire our brains for …
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7 | How to Rewire Your Brain and Break Your Phone Addiction in 5 Minutes a Day
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26:42Does your hand automatically reach for your phone the moment boredom hits? Are notifications constantly hijacking your productivity and peace? You're not alone and you're not stuck. In this episode, you'll discover the science behind why digital habits form, how your brain builds these automatic behaviours, and most importantly how you can change t…
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6 | The Digital Detox You Need: Global Day of Unplugging to Find Rest in a Hyperconnected World
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18:59If your relationship with screens feels overwhelming, you’re not alone. We wake up to notifications, scroll through distractions all day, and struggle to be still. But what if stepping away from technology for just one day could reset your mind, reclaim your focus, and bring a deep sense of peace? That’s exactly what we’re talking about on today’s …
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5 | Seeing Life in Colour: How Grayscale Transformed My Phone Habits
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13:43Ever feel like your phone has too much pull over your attention? In this episode, I share a simple but powerful habit that transformed the way I interact with my phone. Switching to grayscale. What started as a short experiment turned into a game-changer, helping me break unconscious scrolling habits and see the beauty of life beyond my screen. Plu…
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4 | The Power of Your First Hour: One Habit That Can Transform Your Morning
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19:46Be honest, do you check your phone before you even get out of bed? Maybe it’s your alarm, a quick glance at notifications, or just scrolling for a few minutes before starting the day. It seems harmless, right? But what if I told you this one small habit could be draining your mental energy, hijacking your focus, and even rewiring your brain before …
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3 | The 3-Day Digital Peace Plan: Your Simple Starting Point for Healthier Screen Habits
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10:36If your relationship with screens feels complicated, you’re not alone. So many of us feel constantly connected but somehow more disconnected than ever. The good news? You don’t have to throw your phone in a lake to find real, deep, exhale-worthy peace. In this episode, I’m breaking down my 3-Day Digital Peace Plan, a simple yet powerful plan to hel…
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2 | 8 Hidden Ways Digital Distraction Keeps You Stuck and the Lies We Tell Ourselves About Screen Time
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15:02Denial keeps us stuck. It convinces us that we don’t really have a problem, that we don’t need to change. But if we want to overcome digital distraction, we have to be honest with ourselves. This episode is all about denial and the sneaky ways it shows up in our screen habits. Maybe it sounds like, “I don’t spend that much time on my phone.” Or, “I…
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1 | How Digital Distraction Steals Your Focus and Your First Step to Reduce Screen Time
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22:23Welcome to the very first episode of Overcome Digital Distraction! I’m so glad you’re here. In this episode, I’m sharing my own journey of struggling with screen time. If you’ve ever felt frustrated by how much you check your phone or how easily you get distracted by screens, you’re not alone! We’ll talk about why digital distractions are stealing …
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Welcome to the Overcome Digital Distraction Podcast! Is your phone controlling your life, pulling you in every direction, leaving you feeling disconnected and overwhelmed? Are screens stealing your time, diluting your faith, and distorting your focus? In a world dominated by screens, it's easy to feel stuck in a cycle of distraction and drift from …
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Mindless Matters Episode 21: (LIVE FROM NEEHU 2024!) Hypnotic Games!
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1:02:19Hey there from New Hampshire! Twilight and Chronicle come at you LIVE and IN PERSON (retroactively, of course) with a presentation made on the 8th floor lounge space of NEEHU 2024. We discuss what makes a game "hypnotic" or "A Game". We tell a cool joke about an oar. Links!: https://discord.gg/4m257dA https://cohost.org/Mindless-Matters?page=0 http…
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Mindless Matters Episode 20: Framing & Fluidity!
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1:30:21Whoa. Been awhile huh? We're once more back, it's Mindless Matters!!! We tear down the fabric of the podcast itself and destroy the rules in favor of the comfort and freedom of a podcast soup for a more free-form and free-flowing look at Framing and Fluidity. Season 2 is here and it's got it all, jokes, cool ideas, tangential stories, trance segmen…
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Mindless Matters Episode 19: Witch's Brew - Mutual Trance!
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1:11:01Here once more, it's Mindless Matters! Taking a sweet cozy and silly detour through a mutual trance idea we've been kicking around for quite awhile! Hope you enjoy with an open ear and a giggling voice as we joke and dispense ideas and wisdom in equal measure on this month's episode. c: Twitter!: https://twitter.com/Matter_Mindless Youtube!: https:…
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Mindless Matters Episode 18: Fiction Fractionation #1!
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1:32:31HOOWEE This one took a bit! Join us this month for a detour, the scenic route! We stroll through some pop culture and analyze just a little too closely how the hypnosis in media works! Todays prying eyes are specifically on Bioshock's Would You Kindly, the Jedi Mind Trick, She-Ra's Horde Prime, and Homer from the Simpsons having an Abreaction! We h…
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Mindless Matters Episode 17: Witch's Brew - A Story of a Drone
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1:24:23Hello all. After our last episode we figured, hey, lets get a drone trance in there huh? Join us for Jess testing out a nested loops trance and the both of us sharing some drone ideas and thoughts that didn't make it in to the last episode! Also, as an additional note. For those not on the discord, we will only be updating mindless matters at the l…
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Mindless Matters Episode 16: Dronekink!
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1:16:49Chassis, Hivemind, Organizations and Families and Sprawling Complex Structure! It's drone time! A subject near and dear to our heart, we talk our heads off about drones, we break down the parts that are most customizable and give you, the listener, some ideas for each section, from faceplates to entire worldbuilding tones! Who said we can't be a li…
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Mindless Matters Episode 15: Hypnosis As Service!
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1:11:26It's Mindless Matters! Back again with hypnosis, but from a submissive perspective! As in using it to entreat and pamper your dom, or many other ways you can use it for fun and shenanigans*! *shenanigans may include: giving yourself triggers for your dom, hypnotic treatments and aftercare, conditioning, and more! Twitter!: https://twitter.com/Matte…
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Mindless Matters Episode 14: Witch's Brew - Bimbo Back & Forth
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1:03:57The gals are here, bimbo-pepsi is back, we're SUPER tired and silly, lets get this party started! Today we trance each other until we're both giggling messes of some weird late night sleepover humor, there's a little horny here little learning there but honestly it's mostly just us being SILLY and trancing each other while we're tranced and having …
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Mindless Matters Episode 13: Dollplay!
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1:32:36This week's episode features us! (Shocker, we know.) Except it's us talking about dolls! What kinds, how to play with, ideas surrounding composition! It's another one of those kinks that varies wildly depending on the people participating in the play, so as always, we're hoping to give you some new ideas from listening. :) Twitter!: https://twitter…
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Mindless Matters Episode 12 : Sensory Deprivation
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1:16:56WE. ARE. BACK! As we so often are!~ Join us once again for a look through sensory deprivation through the lens of hypnosis! What can you do with it, and for who and how? We talk about this as well as our usual silly antics and anecdotes and ideas! It's a bit of a longer trance section there at the end with some scene discussion thrown in for good m…
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Mindless Matters Episode 11: Witch's Brew - Corridor of Doors
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1:35:35It's time yet again for the ol' Witch's Brew! Y'all we were DELIGHTED with this episode and concept alike! We strongly encourage to play with this on your own time, with whoever you trance with! It's a ton of fun and we're pretty sure it helps practice lucid dreaming! [nothing concrete obvi, but like, it's cool!] Join us as we dive into strange pla…
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Mindless Matters Episode 10: Hypnotic Bondage!
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1:16:42ALRIGHT! We made it, just in time to get back into it and record the next episode tomorrow, hopefully putting us back on schedule! Today we have some fun playing around with ideas! This episode's ideal is to inspire y'all or give you something to think about! We go from petrification to sleep paralysis to specific body part immobilization to a bunc…
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Mindless Matters Episode 9: Fractionation!
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1:34:03Welcome back one and all! Today's episode we talk about bringing someone into and out of trance back to back, and it is a treat! We had so much fun recording this one that we were giggling and blushing and pausing the editing to shout "This isn't fair!! We can't be this hot!!" Jessica even said she would have done a back-flip if it wasn't 3 AM, so …
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Mindless Matters Episode 8: Hypnosis 101!
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1:02:27We're here today for an intro to hypnosis! On the 8th Episode! We promise it makes sense, roll with us here. It's a bit of a sillier episode in some places but hey the best teaching is layered with humor! Please enjoy as we go over things such as "What is trance?" and "Why negotiation and safety are so important!" among many other things! Also, sid…
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Mindless Matters Episode 7: Memory Play!
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1:23:51Hey folks! It's been a hot minute, but we're back with an extra fun episode that we're quite proud of! This time we join Jess and Sam for a method-heavy montage of ways you can up your memory play game, how to do so responsibly, and of course, we give some examples of a fun trigger you can do with it!…
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Mindless Matters Episode 6: Witch's Brew - Record
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1:04:45We're here with another Witch's Brew! Our lives are a touch busy so we decided to play around a bit instead of being as structured. For this episode, Samantha's the hypnotist! Join us as we play with a trigger we'd stumbled upon earlier in the week before we recorded this, and tinker around with it in some ways we hope you'll love as much as we did…
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Mindless Matters Episode 5: Negotiation & Safeties!
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1:17:20Hello all! This week we go over the importance of safety and negotiation [that's probably obvious from the title, huh?] and we have some real fun playing with a not so great idea to show off automatic and reflexive safewording! Please enjoy, this one was quite a blast to edit. <3
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Mindless Matters Episode 4: Corruption!
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1:39:56We're back this week to run a bit of a longer episode, we've got two scenes for you this time!! Today we discuss corruption and why its so hot for so many people, as well as have a little fun with a more non-standard take on it! We also have some CWs this episode: gaslighting resistance perception-play drones Drugplay mention Drones do come up a lo…
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Mindless Matters Episode 3: Witch's Brew: Triggers!
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1:31:04This week's episode takes us down a bit of a detour, we make a Witch's brew when we're a little less scripted, kinda like how you make leftovers or stew when you don't know what you want for dinner! Join us to see a fully experimental episode where Sam is tranced some number more than 4 or 5 times, and given some fun triggers and suggestions to pla…
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Today we delve into how hypnosis can help someone sleep! Join us as we talk about sleepy things and how we wanna experiment with them, like forecasting dreams!
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Mindless Matters Episode 1: Silliness
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1:01:59This is the first episode of Mindless Matters! Our hosts Jessica and Samantha delve into what makes being silly one of their favorite things in the kink world! We talk on what silliness is to us and its place in the kink world compared to other kinks, then we do trance and things get, you guessed it, incredibly silly!…
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Chapter XIV Continued - The band of raiders who destroyed the other settlement arrive, intending to do the same within the Nebraska National Forest.
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Chapter XIV - Trouble breaks out when some disgruntled residents attempt to seize power.
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Interlude - Log Book. A log book is discovered providing a glimpse of what was happening worldwide.
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Chapter XIII - Jacob reaches the neighboring settlement which had requested assistance. It has been destroyed, and the people massacred.
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Interlude - Dean's Story. Dean encounters an old friend while hunting.
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Chapter XII - Receiving a radio message from a nearby settlement requesting help, a small group prepares to set out.
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Interlude - Eric's Story. The story of Eric and a small group of survivors rescued from the ruins of Chadron.
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Chapter XI - Following the destruction of the lake camp, the survivors discuss what to do. Some decide to depart, to seek safety elsewhere. Others join with Jacob and his friends. This lone, small community chooses to remain in the Nebraska National Forest.
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Interlude - Diary. The group discovers a diary.
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