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Archimedes and Lord Likely fight to the death in London!
A compilation of short stories from MCM's 2009. Full of silly.
Cocaine is for pansies.
Xander and the wind did not get along. He knew he had to learn to get along with the wind... but how?
Be part of the problem.
Pinch to kill.
It's the age of the home-made virus, and humanity is dying. It just doesn't know it yet.
When danger strikes the Maritime Museum, TorrentBoy and his crazy teddy bear Crash must save the day!
Percy is a gargoyle, but not a very good one.
Gare Marx has been a PI for all of five minutes when he discovers he sucks at it.
TorrentBoy battles to stop the evil Lord Thorax's plan to turn the entire world into zombies!
Even criminals have their own forbidden fruit.
Archimedes and Finley find themselves at the Titan Inn, where a murderer is on the rampage!
The classic tale about the dangers of digital rights management.
It was increasingly obvious that Thomas Edison’s tongue was not nearly as agile as he had suggested by mail, so Archimedes fed the sheep their biscuits and politely excused himself from the study.
Maggie is a 3-year-old with a very big idea: she wants to play the cello.
When Archimedes finds himself naked in the middle of town, he inadvertently breaks Winston’s First Rule of Artful Diplomacy...
When Owen’s second cousin Panda comes to visit, things go from bad to worse, to INSANE!
A fable about patent reform, for children and CEOs.

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5 Dustrunners: Typhoon

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The Pig and the Box

by MCM, MCM
January 25, 2009 / Everyone

When a pig named Pig discovers a magic box able to make twenty-seven copies of anything you throw in it, his life is turned upside down with excitement! But as word spreads about his new toy, he finds it's not as easy as it seems to be in charge of infinite possibilities, and he maybe overreacts just a smidge. Of course, it doesn't help to have a crazy squirrel around, dancing ballet in his underwear. That never made anyone stay calm.

"The Pig and the Box" is a modern fable that teaches kids and adults alike that sharing is always a good idea.

“Who knew that barnyard animals would have so much to teach us about the evils of Digital Rights Management?”
— Cory Doctorow
Editor, Boing Boing; author of "Little Brother"
“The Pig and the Box looks ideal for teaching kids to recognize the essential evil of Digital Restrictions Management.”
— Richard Stallman
Founder, Free Software Foundation
“Who knew that barnyard animals would have so much to teach us about the evils of Digital Rights Management?”
— Cory Doctorow
Editor, Boing Boing; author of "Little Brother"
“The Pig and the Box looks ideal for teaching kids to recognize the essential evil of Digital Restrictions Management.”
— Richard Stallman
Founder, Free Software Foundation