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    Of Our Very Own
    Of Our Very Own
    Of Our Very Own
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    Of Our Very Own

    By John Mack

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    Short story. All they wanted - all any of them really wanted - was a family. A family of their very own.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJohn Mack
    Release dateJun 6, 2013
    ISBN9781301169733
    Of Our Very Own
    Author

    John Mack

    John Mack is a writer of dark fantasy fiction and poetry which readers have described as "like opening a vein". He lives a self-contained life in Brisbane, Australia.

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