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    Strogs
    Strogs
    Strogs
    Ebook23 pages18 minutes

    Strogs

    By Loretta Johnson

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    Seb and Liz thought surviving the mutagenic plague wasn't so bad until the scientist Malcolm tried to make improvements. Now their colony is infested with slime mould and all they have left to eat are cane toads. So when Malcolm's apprentice says she can really fix things, the colony is divided.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLoretta Johnson
    Release dateSep 14, 2013
    ISBN9780992114985
    Strogs
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    Loretta Johnson

    Loretta Johnson was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario.

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      Strogs - Loretta Johnson

      STROGS

      Loretta Johnson

      Copyright © Loretta Johnson, 2013

      Cover design copyright © Loretta Johnson, 2013

      Photo copyright © Loretta Johnson, 2013 (Icelandic moss)

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      Table of Contents

      One: Maintenance

      Two: The Lab

      Three: Showdown

      Epilogue

      One: Maintenance

      Seb poured methanol into the generator then checked the pump. It wheezed along, sucking up the turgid water pooling on the floor and spraying it into the flooded room next door. The old military bunker had seen better days but it was still the most defensible building in the area. A god send, really. Seb looked around the room. The new sandbags seemed to be making a difference. He checked that all the cracks in the door were still sealed then went over to the bricked-up windows. The mortar looked grey but then

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