Introduction: In the swampy backwater of Vrimble Quay, eel farmer Thrupp buys a clockwork tongue from a toothless peddler, hoping to spice up his lonely nights.Instead, he gets a mechanical menace that turns his eels into a glowing choir.With the help of Madame Gizzard, a bog witch with a throat-eye and a femur flute, Thrupp battles his rogue tongue in a fight for his eels.A tale of swampy chaos, mechanical betrayal, and the strangest flea market find imaginable....