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Empire of Perpetual Repair

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Empire of Perpetual Repair

A Sacred Comedy of Cones, Barrels, and American DelayChris A. Piazza | Antherra™

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Empire of Perpetual Repair

Length56m

About this audiobook

You've idled in endless traffic, cursing orange cones that promise "End Construction" but never deliver, trapped in America's bureaucratic snarl since 1776. Empire of Perpetual Repair turns this frustration into a mythic satire of cones, barrels, and the Conemancer's gospel, exposing institutional rot through dark ritual. It invites you to spot where delay rituals stall your own road forward.

Political Intrigue

Audiobook details

GenreHumor, Action and Adventure

Length56 mins

Narrated bySelect Your Own

FormateBook with Audio

Publish dateAug 2, 2025

LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Introduction

7Chapter 6: Rituals &amp; Runes of Maintenance

2Chapter 1: Sing, O Cone

8Chapter 7: The Budget Gospel

3Chapter 2: The Great Orange Migration

9Chapter 8: End Road Work (The False Promise)

4Chapter 3: The Conemancer

10Chapter 9: The Final Cone (Prophecy of Gridlock Eternal)

5Chapter 4: The Shovel-Leaner’s Oath

11Chapter 10: The Benediction of Asphalt

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6Chapter 5: The Drivers’ Lament

12Back-cover Copy

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