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Lumpy Rugs
1. Old Money
Summary: This book was written by David Walks As Bear and published by Whiskey Creek Press.Whiskey Press was a part of the publishing company called Simon and Schuster. Tribal Officer Ely Stone searched for clues leading to a lost Mark Twain Manuscript that may contain a map to treasure. From Michigan to Hawaiian waters, Stone traveled to chasing mystery and to right the wrongs of the past.https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Old-Money/David-Walks-As-Bear/9781611603484
https://www.amazon.com/Old-Money-David-Walks-As-Bear/dp/141168172X
Commentary: In this story a character named Stan Stevens killed an intruder he found in his hotel room. Stevens had to dispose of the body and so...pulled out a rug.
2. Assassin's Creed Origins
Summary: This was a video game produced by Martin Schelling and published Ubisoft. If you ever wanted to know the Origins of the Assassin organization- this was it. The first assassin was a Medjay named Bayek. In 49 BC- Bayek and his son Khemu were abducted by some mysterious men in order to open a secret vault. After the vault was opened, there was a struggle and in the confusion- Bayek killed Khemu. Of course, Bayek blamed the mysterious men for his sons death and vowed to track them down. And a year later, that was what Bayek did.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_Origins#Plot
https://www.ubisoft.com/en-gb/game/assassins-creed-origins/
Commentary: At some point in the game, Cleopatra would like to speak with Julius Caesar, but she had to get past Ptolemy's guards. Bayek and his wife Aya assisted her by carrying her in a rolled up rug, sneaking by the guards.
3. The Punisher
Summary: This film was directed by Jonathan Hensleigh and distributed by Lionsgate Films. Frank Castle's family was murdered by Howard Saint in retaliation for the death of his son Bobby Saint. Howard Saint believed Frank was dead, but he survived being nursed back to health by a local fisherman. When Frank had recovered he found out that the FBI and police weren't going to go after Howard Saint because of his connections. Castle was upset and with the help of Mickey Duka (a disgruntled minion of Saints), he decided to go after Saint himself. And he does. He got his revenge with the intention of killing himself, not want to live without his family. Instead, he continued fighting crime as the vigilante known as the Punisher.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Punisher_(2004_film)
Commentary: In this movie, Howard Saint wasn't afraid of killing anyone. He killed the guy he suspected of sleeping with his wife and wrapped him in a rug
4. Xena: Warrior Princess
Summary: This tv series was produced by Robert Tapert and Sam Raimi and distributed by NBCUniversal Television Distribution. Lucy Lawless starred as the heroine of the series. In season five, episode 18- Rome was on the brink of war. Antony and Brutus fought over power. And a snake killed Cleopatra while she was bathing. Before she died, she sent a note to Xena and Gabrielle asking for help . Xena and Gabrielle hopped on the next boat and set out for Egypt.
https://hercules-xena.fandom.com/wiki/Antony_%26_Cleopatra
Commentary: When Xena arrived in Egypt she made contact with Marc Antony. She dressed up as Cleopatra, wrapped herself in a rug, and had it sent to Antony.
5. Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan
Summary: This series was written by Hirohiko Araki and published by Shueisha. Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan was a series of one -shots featuring Kishibe Rohan from the Jojo series. Episode 2: Mutsu-Kabe Hill. Rohan met with his editor trying to get an advance on his one-shot based on a yokai legend. The story that he heard was about a girl Naoko Osato and her lover Gunpei. One day, Naoko and Gunpei met. Naoko broke up with the boy as she was about to marry someone else. Gunpei was upset and tried to intimidate her, but during the fight- he fell down and broke his crown. He began to bleed and wouldn't stop. The girl started drinking the blood and kept doing so.https://jojo.fandom.com/wiki/Thus_Spoke_Kishibe_Rohan_-_Episode_2:_Mutsu-kabe_Hill#Summary
Commentary: In order to keep drinking the blood, Naoko wrapped Gunpei's body in a rug and hid it on top of an armoire.
6. The Exasperating Cadaver
Summary: Author Jack Vance wrote science fiction stories set in the future with a dying earth setting.https://www.jackvance.com/jackvance/bio/. It spawned an RPG called the Dying Earth RPG. One of the stories set in the Dying Earth RPG was a story called In the Footstep of Fools written by Ian Thomson. The Exasperating Cadaver was the 6th episode in that series. It used to be found on the Dying Earth website but now is found here: https://site.pelgranepress.com/index.php/through-violet-cusps/. The story took place in Kaiin. In the beginning, the player character was set upon by brigands who took everything. I'm assuming this forced the character into a position where they would have to deliver packages all across the city.
Commentary: I chose this because one of the packages the player character had to deliver was a body wrapped in a rug.
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