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He had been a man living luxuriously in New York. Now he is sleeping under a pile of rubbish trying to feed himself and find others. He lives in constant fear of the bloodsucking evils that lurk in the shadows. Enjoy this flash fiction as a teaser for an upcoming novella.
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