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    Taking Shelter
    Taking Shelter
    Taking Shelter
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    Taking Shelter

    By Lee Penney

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    After the plague, Jenny's father moved their family into an old missile silo on the Great Plains. Away from population centers, protected by their shelter, they've remained safe from the marauding gangs, but it's a life requiring constant vigilance.

    When a family in need of help stumbles across them, Jenny's first instinct is to do what she can, despite all of her father's warnings that people can't be trusted.

    She's prepared to bet her home and her family's lives to prove there are still some good people left, but will it cost her everything?

    This is a novelette of ~12,500 words (41 pages)

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLee Penney
    Release dateNov 5, 2013
    ISBN9781311169570
    Taking Shelter
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    Lee Penney

    Lee can generally be found staring at a screen from behind a keyboard, either writing, coding or attempting to read all of the interesting parts of the internet before someone adds a new bit. He has a fascination with stories in all forms, especially film, and enjoys spending as much time as possible in a world other than this one.

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