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Empire of Perpetual Repair

A Sacred Comedy of Cones, Barrels, and American DelayBy Chris A. Piazza | Antherra™
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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.
SatireParodyMythological WorldPolitical IntrigueFolklorePoeticConspiracyProphecy

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GenreHumor, Action and Adventure
Length56 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 2, 2025
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Introduction
2Chapter 1: Sing, O Cone
3Chapter 2: The Great Orange Migration
4Chapter 3: The Conemancer
5Chapter 4: The Shovel-Leaner’s Oath
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6Chapter 5: The Drivers’ Lament
7Chapter 6: Rituals & Runes of Maintenance
8Chapter 7: The Budget Gospel
9Chapter 8: End Road Work (The False Promise)
10Chapter 9: The Final Cone (Prophecy of Gridlock Eternal)
11Chapter 10: The Benediction of Asphalt
12Back-cover Copy

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