The plumber stomps the tiny mushroom headed foes who wobble towards him, trying to kill him but succeeding only if he’s completely careless. He bounces from one head to another, crushing a whole troop of them without touching the ground once. He is an efficient weapon, and these lowliest of enemies are no more than an inconvenience. Crawling through a maze of green pipes, the plumber realizes that he doesn’t believe the Devil made the turtles or their king, because that would mean the Devil also made the world and that he will not accept. He hopes he is on the side of good and decides that he must be. He is on a quest to save the Princess, and surely that is a good thing.

~ Mario’s Three Lives by Matt Bell, from Barrelhouse

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