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    Heresy
    Heresy
    Heresy
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    Heresy

    By Bryan Murphy

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    Well into adolescence, Dougal is finally doing his duty to the diet and marrying his allotted bride, Verbena. They risk their lives by going abroad for the honeymoon. On their return, Dougal, Verbena and the whole community face the biggest threat of all: heresy!
    A riveting tale of a not-so-distant future in which who you are is what you eat. And loyalty depends on sharing, or refusing to share blood. Literally. Dark Future, good reading.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBryan Murphy
    Release dateMar 13, 2013
    ISBN9781301121915
    Heresy
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    Bryan Murphy

    Bryan Murphy is a writer from Kent, England. He has lived and worked in Africa, Asia and Europe. Bryan recently retired from a job as a translator and editor within the United Nations system, and now concentrates on his own words. He divides his time among England, Portugal, the wider world and cyberspace.

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      Heresy - Bryan Murphy

      Heresy

      Bryan Murphy

      Copyright © 2019 Bryan Murphy

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      Dark Future Books

      Second Edition, 2019

      This book is a work of fiction and any resemblance to persons, living or dead, places or events is purely coincidental. The characters are products of the author’s imagination.

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      Heresy

      Dougal does not know that it is the Year of the Cod’s Roe Heresy.

      He stands alone at the altar.

      Dougal knows that it is the fourth day of the fourth month. He knows that the great event of this propitious day is his own Wedding Celebration. He knows he must be happy. Dougal's diet-consciousness is high, for a southerner. Cod’s roe will not be served.

      The young man has been lonely in recent years. Because Dougal insisted on remaining a bachelor, people around his own age treated him as beyond the pale. Lonely, but resolved: determined to get ahead through achievement and conformity in major matters. His marriage will cement that reputation. He will be a good husband, a loving father. That kind of thing.

      Dougal hears movement at the back of the hall. His appointed bride must be approaching. At last! He glances round to

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