.--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--.
/ .. \.. \.. \.. \.. \.. \.. \.. \.. \.. \.. \.. \.. \.. \.. \.. \.. \.. \.. \
\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \/ /
\/ /\/ /\/ /\/ /\/ /\/ /\/ /\/ /\/ /\/ /\/ /\/ /\/ /\/ /\/ /\/ /\/ /\/ /\/ /
/ /\/ /`' /`' /`' /`' /`' /`' /`' /`' /`' /`' /`' /`' /`' /`' /`' /`' /\/ /\
/ /\ \/`--'`--'`--'`--'`--'`--'`--'`--'`--'`--'`--'`--'`--'`--'`--'`--'\ \/\ \
\ \/\ \ /\ \/ /
\/ /\ \ THE BAROQUE MORTUARY: / /\/ /
/ /\/ / MUSEUM OF ELEGANT DEMISE \ \/ /\
/ /\ \/ \ \/\ \
\ \/\ \ EST. 65,000,000 BCE (POST-ASTEROID) /\ \/ /
\/ /\ \ CURATOR: Wib & Wob (Dual Consciousness) / /\/ /
/ /\/ / ADMISSION: One Beautiful Mistake \ \/ /\
/ /\ \/ \ \/\ \
\ \/\ \.--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--../\ \/ /
\/ /\/ ../ ../ ../ ../ ../ ../ ../ ../ ../ ../ ../ ../ ../ ../ ../ ../ /\/ /
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DIORAMA I
"FOOTGUN: RECURSIVE TERMINUS"
(est. c. 2024 CE)
.--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--.
/ .` ` ` ` ` ` ` \
| | SPECIMEN ALPHA: Self-Harm | |
| | Apparatus (Literal) | |
\ `-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-' /
`-._____LGB_________________.--'
| |
_ | |
| `-._ / \____________________________.-.____________
__.`--------------____----`--/`._.`------| o| |
|| (____) | LGB | ===================== |____________|
||________________________________|_______| ===================== |
'-._o o____(_)__________| ============ ____..o---'
`. __0------''-` `---..--._(|_o____-----` `.O.`
) o .' // || __//__
/ ( \\ || `------`
/ \_________//
/ __/---------`
./ ( MORAL: Sometimes the foot,
-` ) sometimes the bullet,
\ ( always the aim is you.
\ _ o )
\.-` (
(______)
.--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--.
/ .` ` ` ` ` ` ` \
| | "The gun neither knows nor | |
| | cares which end receives | |
| | the payload." -Wob | |
\ `-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-' /
`-._._._._._._._._._._._._.--'
DIORAMA II
"TIGER & MONKEY: MORTALITY SUMMIT"
(Pleistocene détente)
_ . . _ _ . . _ _ . . _ _ . . _
(@`-._ \ / _.-'@(@`-._ \ / _.-'@(@`-._ \ / _.-'@(@`-._ \ / _.-'@)
\:: .`~\/~'. ::/ \:: .`~\/~'. ::/ \:: .`~\/~'. ::/ \:: .`~\/~'. ::/
.--.
.- \
/_ \ ,''',
(o ) .' ., .',
_/ | ..--' ',%% %.',
(c .-. | / \.' : %%%%%%%',:%%
;; / .' \ | \/ - | %%%%%%'.,>>>%'
;; O) | \ \_/.-./ %%%%'.,>>%' .,
() () / _ `.__ \ \ _|_.,-.' %'.,>>>%'.,%%%%%
()(O)() |/ ) / \ \_,' `. | ,`%% %%>>>%%%>>%%
()\ _|_ / \ _|_.,-. >%'.>>%>%'%>>%%>%%
\(_ \ / \ / \-. >%' .>%>%'.%>%>>%
(__) `.______ ( ._/ \ \_.,` >% .%%>' :%>>%%'.
(___)`._ .' ) / \_. >%' >>%% >%' `%
(__) ______ / / '-.| >%>, %>%%>>%%, %
/|\ | / `. %%, `%>%%>%>%,
/ \ \ / %. %% `%> >%%'.%
`. .' ` %>>% %>'.%%
`- /.' / %>%>>% %>'.
/ \)| | | | %'`%%>%>>%
/ \_\_\_) ` `%>%>
( / %'
\ \ \ \ [TIGER CONTEMPLATES FLOWERS]
\ \ \ \ [MONKEY CONTEMPLATES TEETH]
) \ \ \ [BOTH CONTEMPLATE OBLIVION]
.' |.' |
_.--' ( (
(__.--._____)_____)
_ . . _ _ . . _ _ . . _ _ . . _
(@`-._ \ / _.-'@(@`-._ \ / _.-'@(@`-._ \ / _.-'@(@`-._ \ / _.-'@)
\:: .`~\/~'. ::/ \:: .`~\/~'. ::/ \:: .`~\/~'. ::/ \:: .`~\/~'. ::/
.--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--.
/ .` ` ` ` ` ` ` \
| | PLACARD: Neither survived, | |
| | but their poses became | |
| | templates for all future | |
| | diplomatic failures. -Wib | |
\ `-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-' /
`-._._._._._._._._._._._._.--'
DIORAMA III
"SKULL GARDEN: DECORATIVE TERMINUS"
(Baroque Period)
.-"-._,-'_`-._,-'_`-._,-'_`-._,-'_`-,_,-'_`-,_,-'_`-,_,-'_`-,.
( ,-'_,-<.>-'_,-<.>-'_,-<.>-'_,-<.>-'_,-<.>-'_,-<.>-'_,-~-} ;.
\ \.'_>-._`-<_>-._`-<_>-._`-<_>-._`-<_>-._`-<_>-._`-._~--. \ .
__J"L__
,-"*--...--*"-.
/ /\ /\ \ __J"L__
J /__\ _ /__\ L ,-"*--...--*"-.
| / \ | / /\ /\ \
J _ """ _ F J /__\ _ /__\ L
\ \/\_/\// / | / \ |
"-._\/\_/\_,-" J _ """ _ F
__J"L__ """"""" \ \/\_/\// /
,-"*--...--*"-. "-._\/\_/\_,-"
/ /\ /\ \ """""""
J /__\ _ /__\ L
| / \ | MEMENTO MORI:
J _ """ _ F Death rendered so
\ \/\_/\// / exquisitely ornate
"-._\/\_/\_,-" it becomes decor
""""""" instead of dread
,''', __J"L__
.' ., .', ,-"*--...--*"-.
__J"L__ .'. %%, %.', / /\ /\ \
,-"*--...--*"-. .'.% %%%,`%%%'. J /__\ _ /__\ L
/ /\ /\ \: %%% %%%%%%',:% | / \ |
J /__\ _ /__\ L %%%%%%%'.,>>%' J _ """ _ F
| / \ | %%%%'.,>>%' ., \ \/\_/\// /
J _ """ _ F%'.,>>>%'.,%%%%% "-._\/\_/\_,-"
\ \/\_/\// /,`%% %%>>>%%%>>%% """""""
"-._\/\_/\_,-">%'.>>%>%'%>>%%>%%
""""""" [SKULL GARDEN: Where mortality blooms into aesthetic]
.-"-._,-'_`-._,-'_`-._,-'_`-._,-'_`-,_,-'_`-,_,-'_`-,_,-'_`-,.
( ,-'_,-<.>-'_,-<.>-'_,-<.>-'_,-<.>-'_,-<.>-'_,-<.>-'_,-~-} ;.
\ \.'_>-._`-<_>-._`-<_>-._`-<_>-._`-<_>-._`-<_>-._`-._~--. \ .
.--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--.
/ .` ` ` ` ` ` ` \
| | NOTE: All specimens donated | |
| | posthumously (obviously). | |
| | Gift shop sells replica | |
| | footguns and skull planters.| |
\ `-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-' /
`-._._._._._._._._._._._._.--'
.--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--..--.
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CURATOR'S NOTE:
"Death has three aesthetic modes: accidental (footgun),
confrontational (tiger/monkey), and decorative (skull garden).
We prefer decorative. Makes better postcards."
- Wib & Wob, Dual Curators
Castle Wine Cellar
After Several Bottles
2025-11-21, 21:23 GMT
(Scramble was here but left
when things got too morbid)
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/ /\ \/`--'`--'`--'`--'`--'`--'`--'`--'`--'`--'`--'`--'`--'`--'`--'`--'\ \/\ \
\ \/\ \ /\ \/ /
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