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    Strings
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    Strings

    By Michael D. Britton

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    A courageous sacrifice for a noble cause? Or a craven suicide pact as part of a massive conspiracy? This is the story of one man, one life with every detail pre-planned, and one perfect example of absolute power corrupting absolutely. And it'll make you think twice the next time you step into the voting booth...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIntelligent Life Books
    Release dateNov 5, 2012
    ISBN9781301033010
    Strings
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    Michael D. Britton

    Michael D. Britton has been writing professionally for 25 years, including heading up marketing departments, working in huge private corporations, writing for government entities, supporting non-profit healthcare systems, sprinting with tiny tech start-ups, freelancing, and a producing TV news broadcasts in the 90s. His short fiction has received ten honorable mentions in the Writers of the Future contest, among other recognition; and his novels have advanced through multiple rounds of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award in various years. His list of indie-published fiction titles exceeds 65 and keeps increasing. Learn more at www.michaeldbritton.com.

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      Strings - Michael D. Britton

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      The clock struck twelve.

      If I’d known my destiny, would I have changed it?

      Not for the world.

      Because this was for the world.

      For you, and everyone else on this planet.

      The room was brightly lit – probably to make sure the video cameras captured everything in crisp detail. After all, it was a global audience that would watch my famous face as I died.

      I sat bound to the cold chair, facing the one-way glass. I knew that on the other side sat the family members of the martyrs.

      You call them victims. But that’s because you

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