# Chapter 14 Part 2 - Gene Wolfe's Return to the Whorl

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Published: 2026-04-17T04:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Intro - Phil updates Metz on a new Palworld-like, Pickmon. Content (10:28) - Discussion of part 2 of Chapter 14 of Return to the Whorl, by Gene Wolfe. Current Read-Along - The Will to Battle, by Ada Palmer Check out more at alzabosoup.com.

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