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  "title": "ARCA OF ITHARION: BOOK 1",
  "author": "Caerith Alondar",
  "source_url": "https://caerithbooks.com/p/arca-of-itharion-book-1",
  "excerpt": "",
  "published_date": "2026-06-01T10:03:43.743Z",
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I am a rebel; I always was and will be.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/dbf1c37a-b4d2-471b-a79a-58c52bcaf49b_2408x2408.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-09T11:36:00.000Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Yo5v!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F588c8f72-c9a2-41ec-837e-31095cf4ba20_1344x768.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;cover_image_crop&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://caerith.substack.com/p/arca-of-itharion-chapter-4&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;ARCA OF ITHARION BOOK 1&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:198828436,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:1,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:8953528,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;Caerith Alondar | Novelist &amp; Essayist&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xnak!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fab81a6e6-d6d8-4bea-ae54-7cfe1839b738_768x768.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}\"></div><div class=\"digest-post-embed\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;18e1f769-a092-4689-94d9-f04d7b581ccc&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;CHAPTER 5: STRINGS OF TIME&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;ARCA OF ITHARION: CHAPTER 5&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:129024852,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Caerith Alondar&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Exploring Humanity and Mythos I do not write SF; I write Hope dressed as Literature and SF. 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