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    Toy Soldier
    Toy Soldier
    Toy Soldier
    Ebook33 pages17 minutes

    Toy Soldier

    By Khaleel Jooste

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    Bismillah

    “No, please don’t! Please! No! Please don’t! I’ll do what you want! I’ll do whatever you want! Please! Please!”
    He screams more.
    “Please, no! I don’t like snakes! Please!
    Not the snakes! Please. Stop. Stop!”
    “Please stop!”

    As Allah wills

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKhaleel Jooste
    Release dateMar 13, 2015
    ISBN9781311172679
    Toy Soldier
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    Khaleel Jooste

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