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Following on from the sketch updates of a couple of weeks ago, I am very excited to be able to share the actual phoenix rising from the blocks in Phoebe's studio.  I'm sure I am preaching to the wise here, but the phoenix is traditionally a symbol of regeneration and rebirth.  It has many stories of its own, but in Lost & Found it is glimpsed at a key point in the journey of the eponymous hero of Ashypelt - a bold young boy who sets out on a quest to find the true nature of fear.

Carved upon the lintel of the door was a phoenix, holding lines of lettering in the embrace of its flame-feathers.

Bold traveller, venture you no further here

Lest your blood run cold with fear.

Ashypelt stepped swiftly across the threshold.

You'll have to wait just a little bit longer to find out precisely where that threshold is and what exactly lies beyond it.  However, suffice to say, there is another chimney boundary-place involved in the final showdown...

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