My first prompt was: Write an epigram about Snuff from A Night in the Lonesome October.
"Snuff, a sniff of mystery and intrigue,
Ignites the senses and kindles intrigue,
A powder of power, a vice of the night,
In the game of the Lonesome October, it adds to the delight."
Which serves to illustrate the limits of the process as well as the importance of precision in questioning.
I refined it to: Write an Epigram about the dog named Snuff from Roger Zelazny's A Night in the Lonesome October.
"Snuff, the faithful hound with knowing eyes,
His loyalty unwavering, his spirit wise,
A guardian of secrets, a keeper of the night,
In the game of the Lonesome October, he is a guiding light."
Btw, I assume you've read Kevin Knight's The Dying of Ember, and i was kind of surprised not to see a post about it.
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