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Harry Turtledove: greetings citizens of earth 12, do not be alarmed Poe: oh hi harry Turtledove: ah you know me? Turtledove: i've passed this way... Turtledove: before?

Turtledove: [adjusting handheld device] hm the dimensional transmogrifier got decalibrated Turtledove: it must have been the negative chronobytes from that ion storm on earth 27⁸ Barker: oh yeah definitely that's what did it Poe: clive Barker: definitely the negative chronobits

Turtledove: Quick! what year is this? Poe: it's 2023 Turtledove: and the president? Poe: it's biden Turtledove: and the coelacanth? still extinct? Poe: Poe: actually you're never gonna believe this Turtledove: no! nooo! i'm in the wrong world again!

Turtledove: quick show me some of your world's great art Turtledove: then i can get my bearings Dan Simmons: oh you're gonna love this Simmons: check this out Simmons: it's donald trump but he's super buff Simmons: just absolutely ripped

Simmons: see its trump but he's so swole Simmons: that he can break the chains of liberal oppression with his bare hands Simmons: and look at that glorious full head of hair! Simmons: i wish he was my dad

Simmons: and here you see swole Trump beating up some traitorous democrats Simmons: and some america hating protesters Simmons: and some italians Lovecraft: you know Lovecraft: these paintings make a strong point!

Turtledove: ah typical fascist art Simmons: pffft oh typical LIEberal! everything's fascist to you! Simmons: next you'll say there's something fascist about worshipping our supreme leader as the god made flesh that he is

Simmons: what do you know about fascism anyway? Turtledove: i have a history PhD, write extensively on fascism, and have personally visited over 80fx&⁵ timelines where america has devolved into fascist authoritarianism Turtledove: however Turtledove: this timeline is the dumbest

Turtledove: i must go now Turtledove: and continue my quest to restore the proper timeline Poe: oh? whats the proper timeline like Turtledove: Turtledove: its not all that different honestly Turtledove: Turtledove: except that humans evolved from raccoons