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You and your best friend Bill are the greatest bards in the kingdom— but maybe not the brightest. Your hit song has insulted the king and now you’re slated for execution. Luckily, Death is a connoisseur of most excellent music and has decided to give you a chance to escape your fate. Can you beat him at a lifesized game of Snakes and Ladders and live to sing another day? Shravan S K shows how.

Lesson by Shravan S K, directed by Igor Coric, Artrake Studio.

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