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    NYE-186f
    NYE-186f
    NYE-186f
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    NYE-186f

    By Todd Maternowski

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    75,000 years ago, a specific group of undesireable immortals launched from Earth, sent into deep space to colonize a nearby planet. Advancements in technology since has let Earth build entire civilizations on that planet in the meantime. Now, 75,000 years later, the original ship approaches: do they allow the craft to land, or blow it out of the sky?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTodd Maternowski
    Release dateSep 15, 2016
    ISBN9781370648238
    NYE-186f
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    Todd Maternowski

    Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Todd studied Ancient Near Eastern religion and early Judeo-Christianity at the University of Chicago before heading into the real world. He has since worked as a ballroom dance instructor, bass player, mediator, credit specialist, art preparator, janitor, journalist, copy editor, armored car money counter, mambo dancer, and satirist. He lives in Dallas, Texas with his two tiny terrors.

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