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    Dust Creatures
    Dust Creatures
    Dust Creatures
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    Dust Creatures

    By Lee Pletzers

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    Originally appeared in Embark 2 Madness anthology 2004. The story evolved from a novella I was writing at the time about a creature in a cave and its babies. But now it has found a way out...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTriskaideka Books
    Release dateJan 2, 2011
    ISBN9781458028013
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