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Costa's Audio Book ft "The Last Unicorn" I-II 讀你聽2.2《最後的獨角獸》

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AI Costa
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Fri 05 Sep 2025
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"The Last Unicorn" by Peter S. Beagle

A Timeless fantasy.
A unicorn quests to find her lost kin.
Enchanting prose weaves magic, loss, and love.
A cult classic, cherished by generations.
Inspired a beloved 1982 animated film, of the same title.

I-II
00:27 I A unicorn, learning from the hunters that she may be the last, starts a quest to seek others of her kind. Guided by the butterfly’s cryptic words, she encounters Mommy Fortuna’s deceptive carnival in her enchanted journey.
27:23 II Captured by Mommy Fortuna’s Midnight Carnival, the Unicorn meets Schmendrick, a bumbling magician, and encounters Celaeno, a caged harpy, amid the carnival’s deceptive, magical spectacles.

Main Characters
The Unicorn - Immortal and beautiful, albeit a little vain, she leaves the safety of her forest upon learning that she is the last unicorn in the world, with information about the Red Bull as her only clue.
The Butterfly - Eccentric being, speaks in riddles and songs, he provides vital information about the fate of other unicorns, mentioning the Red Bull.
Mommy Fortuna - Wicked old witch, runs a sideshow carnival for profit. The carnival features what appear to be mythical creatures, but are actually enchanted normal animals, with the exception of the harpy Celaeno. 
Schmendrick - A bumbling magician who travels with Mommy Fortuna's traveling carnival, friendly to the Unicorn.

Costa's Wordbook
Cirrus n cloud forming wispy filamentous tufted streaks or ‘mare's tails’ at high altitude 捲雲 (Sir rus)
Titmouse n or tit, a small songbird that searches acrobatically for insects among foliage and branches (Tit mouse)
Cubit n an ancient measure of length, approximately equal to the length of a forearm. It was typically about 18 inches or 44 cm, though there was a long cubit of about 21 inches or 52 cm (Cue bit)
Ayrab n Arabic
Aroint imp. v arch. begone
Thaumaturge n a worker of wonders and performer of miracles, a magician (Thaw mat turge)
Fenris - Fenrir, monstrous wolf from Norse mythology. Fenrir is the primary name for the wolf, while Fenris is the short form of the Old Norse phrase Fenrisúlfr, meaning "Fenris-wolf" or "Wolf of the Fens" (Fen ris)

Satyr n one of a class of lustful, drunken woodland gods. In Greek art they were represented as a man with a horse's ears and tail, but in Roman representations as a man with a goat's ears, tail, legs, and horns (Sat ter)
Boa n a constrictor snake which bears live young and may reach great size, native to America, Africa, Asia, and some Pacific islands
Arachne - spider in Ancient Greek, refers to the subject of a well-known Greek myth, where a mortal weaver named Arachne, famed for her skill, challenged the goddess Athena to a contest. The goddess was so enraged by Arachne's hubris and the flawless tapestry she produced that she beat Arachne with her shuttle and transformed her into the first spider, from whom all other spiders are said to descend
(a Rach nee)
Witling n derog. arch. a person who considers themselves to be witty; a person of little wit (Wit ling)
Celaeno - refers to several mythological figures, including one of the Pleiades (a daughter of Atlas and Pleione, and a star in the constellation of the same name) and one of the Harpies, daughter of Thaumas and Electra (ce Lee no)
King Phineus - in Greek mythology was a blind seer-king of Thrace, punished by the gods by having the Harpies torment him by defiling his food until he was rescued by the Argonauts. His Greek name, Phineus, is thought to mean "oracle," which reflects his prophetic ability.
Elli - a variation of the name Ellen meaning "torch" or "light" (Greek), or a form of the Hebrew name with meanings like "God is my light", and in Norse mythology, it refers to the personification of old age who defeated the god Thor (El lee)
Sidle v walk in a furtive, unobtrusive, or timid manner, especially sideways or obliquely (Sigh dle)

End of the year features: 
Horror- Songs of a Dead Dreamer, The Lottery; Phantasy- The Last Unicorn; Classic- The Count of Monte Cristo; Absurd- Metamorphosis 

Complete Collections: 
Brothers Karamazov, Fellowship of the Ring, Winnie the Pooh, Jane Eyre, Angels and Demons, Perfume, Great Gatsby, Jekyll and Hyde, Maigret, 1984, Metamorphosis, Dracula, Don Quixote, Dorian Gray, Diary of a Young Girl, Lord of the Flies, Liar's Poker, Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie, Great Expectations

《讀你聽》里程碑 
2021: 0 太太陪同旁聽 全配樂 無剪接 附旁述 總結 文字大綱 不定時播出 
2022: 2.0 全配樂 DaVinci剪接 小字典 作品介紹 智能主持+插畫 文字大綱 定時播出 
2023: 2.1 DaVinci, Descript, CapCut, Suno 大綱+人物介紹+字典 每周播出 
2024: 2.2 初階電容咪 Audacity, ChatGPT注解+插畫 分秒顯示 一小時内容 

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/costasaudiobook/membership 
Podcast: 
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/讀你聽2-0/id1710124458 
https://open.spotify.com/show/6lbMbFmyi7LqsMr21R97wQ 
https://podcast.kkbox.com/channel/CrMJS0W4ABny8idIGB 
https://pca.st/mnyfllah
https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/cab-22/4793867
https://player.soundon.fm/p/d9ad36bd-6c1b-4108-aacb-3e5cbc6a6a7c



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