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    Before The Dawn
    Before The Dawn
    Before The Dawn
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    Before The Dawn

    By Wendy Maddocks

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    Things come out at night - scary things, magical things, things that wouldn't come out in the day. And you do things in the darkness that you would never even dream of in the light. Because, everything is permitted before the dawn. You are the night and the night is yours. Now... what will you do with it?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWendy Maddocks
    Release dateSep 7, 2011
    ISBN9781465800237
    Before The Dawn
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    Wendy Maddocks

    I'm Wenz - Wendy when I'm in trouble - and I've been writing since I could hold a pen. I like horror and fantasy and some sci fi. I try to write the stuff I like to read but if it feels right to write something a bit off-target then I do that. People seem to enjoy reading it and if you're one of them, please leave comments.

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