<p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Alleghgella</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> is a bundle of stories poems and incantations passed from a recluse named River to his </span><span style=color: rgba(34 34 34 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>long-lost friend during a chance encounter in the woods of their shared childhood</span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>. The friend is tasked with preserving this collection by publishing this book. River had disappeared for decades and the origins of this eclectic collection remain unclear. Some pieces are told by voices from beyond the grave. Still it draws on personal experiences oral histories myths and small-town lore set across various periods spanning hundreds of years-most relating to a specific stretch of land and towns along the Allegheny River in Western Pennsylvania.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Various pieces seem to be seasoned with Grateful Dead lyrics.</span></p>