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Carousel Walrus by ~ursulav:iconursulav:


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The Unfortunate Carousel was the life's work of the regrettable Eighteenth Amir of Sarappa, who dedicated himself to creating the most lavish, elaborate, and grotesque carousel ever made. Carved by the finest artisans, inlaid with gems and precious metals, powered by experimental steam boilers and teams of bullocks, the genius of the Unfortunate Carousel was that it had no horses, but was instead made up of all of those beasts considered graceless, unlovely, unclean, and/or generally obnoxious. Rats and grackles cavorted alongside hippopotomi and squid, rhinos and jackals rode cheek-by-jowl with skunks and gila monsters. By the time it was finished, the Unfortunate Carousel rose two and a half stories, had cost forty-seven lives, driven two engineers mad, and brought the country to the brink of bankruptcy.

Unfortunately, on the first occasion when the carousel was fired up, the main boiler exploded two minutes in, causing general carnage and untold havoc and completely destroying the machinery. The Amir's plans to build a second, even more grandiose carousel were foiled when he was removed from power by an outraged peasantry wielding pitchforks and uninclined to discuss the finer points of carousel-making.

Specimens from the Unfortunate Carousel have turned up in numerous collections in the following centuries, including this very fine white walrus figure, in the private collection of the Marquis of Widdlemark.

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~blackcat2086:iconblackcat2086: Sep 30, 2007, 2:54:59 PM
But he looks so graceful and amazingly pretty!
There's a carousel at the Lincoln Park Zoo that I think has an odd collection of animals to ride.

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~NeoTiamat99:iconNeoTiamat99: Sep 30, 2007, 2:56:06 PM
I've said it before and I'll say it again, the descriptions are even funnier then the art, though both are excellent.

I am laughing.
~Naturally1nsane:iconNaturally1nsane: Sep 30, 2007, 2:56:09 PM Mood: Joy
O.O now I got carousel music in my head

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~miro-kaisou:iconmiro-kaisou: Sep 30, 2007, 2:58:50 PM
You. Are my goddess xD
The story is so funny, and well-thought-[out, and it takes away the innocence of the cute walrus xDD :giggle:

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~Teh-Uber-Kitty:iconTeh-Uber-Kitty: Sep 30, 2007, 2:59:54 PM
The story was way too awesome XD
Along with that illustration :D

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~Wolvekit:iconWolvekit: Sep 30, 2007, 2:59:56 PM
Picture+Story=Ridiculous amounts of WIN. =D

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~Nanimbej:iconNanimbej: Sep 30, 2007, 3:00:06 PM
That might just be the greatest description I've ever read. I actually had to look it up to find out whether or not it was real.

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*Kitsune64:iconKitsune64: Sep 30, 2007, 3:04:09 PM
I would so be riding the walrus! I mean, c'mon... Look at it. It WANTS to be ridden.

*laughs* And I love the story... Your descriptions are half the reason I watch you! :D

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~Varriet:iconVarriet: Sep 30, 2007, 3:05:11 PM
Wonderful.

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~Happy-Incorporated:iconHappy-Incorporated: Sep 30, 2007, 3:05:24 PM Mood: Love
AWSOME i really love it !!

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