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Why Harlequin?
The name Harlequin is taken from the classic Harlan Ellison short story "Repent Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman, possibly the best speculative fiction short story ever written. If you haven't read it, go find a copy and do so. I'll wait- it's only eight pages long. (Please make sure you obtain it legally- otherwise the author might hunt you down.)
All of our machines are named for Ellison short stories. The current roster of machines, along with name inspirations, in our group is:
harlequin,
ticktockman: | "Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman |
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| basilisk: | Basilisk |
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| beast: | The Beast that Shouted Love at the Heart of the World |
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| cathedral: | Midnight in the Sunken Cathedral |
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| deathbird: | The Deathbird |
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| deadman: | Pennies, Off a Dead Man's Eyes |
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| demon: | Demon with a Glass Hand |
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| edge: | City on the Edge of Forever |
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| glowworm: | Glowworm |
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| goblin: | Shattered Like a Glass Goblin |
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| grail: | Grail |
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| hutch: | Life Hutch |
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| kadak: | I'm Looking for Kadak |
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| mefisto: | Mefisto in Onyx |
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| myshkin: | Prince Myshkin, and Hold the Relish |
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| outpost: | The Outpost Undiscovered by Tourists |
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| paladin: | Paladin of the Last Hour |
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| phoenix: | Phoenix Without Ashes |
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| prowler: | The Prowler in the City at the Edge of the World |
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| roost: | All the Birds Come Home to Roost |
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| spikes: | Driving in the Spikes |
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| tardis: | The non-Ellison inspiration in the bunch, deriving instead from the Gallifreyan mode of transportation. |
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