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    The Lingering Remains
    The Lingering Remains
    The Lingering Remains
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    The Lingering Remains

    By Scott Kaelen

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    It's the end for Jeff, and probably for the entire world. But how did he get among these trees, and where is his beloved Tina? He needs to find her, but it's so hard to think, to move, and to feel…

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherScott Kaelen
    Release dateFeb 27, 2015
    ISBN9781502211446
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      The Lingering Remains - Scott Kaelen

      THE

      LINGERING

      REMAINS

      Scott Kaelen

      2014

      The Lingering Remains copyright © 2014 Scott Kaelen

      All rights reserved

      Any reproduction, publication , or sharing of contents, listed either as free or for profit, unless expressly sanctioned by the author and copyright owner, Scott Kaelen, will result in legal action.

      The Lingering Remains is a work of fiction. All characters, events and locales are fictitious. Any similarity to real people, events or places is purely coincidental.

      THE LINGERING REMAINS

      He stared up through the tops of elms, their leaves heavy from a recent downpour. Beyond the canopy hung a bruised and blistered sky. He turned his gaze to the ground beside his head, and a leaf-strewn, rain-damp trail came into focus.

      What is this place?

      He climbed unsteadily to his feet and was hit by

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