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    Awake (A Halfskin Short Story): Halfskin, #4
    Awake (A Halfskin Short Story): Halfskin, #4
    Awake (A Halfskin Short Story): Halfskin, #4
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    Awake (A Halfskin Short Story): Halfskin, #4

    By Tony Bertauski

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    Why can't she Wrigley Dominykovas remember?

    She graduated college, had a career. Now she's on a farm. She doesn't remember how she got there or why she's living with her mother. A doctor makes an unusual housecall to take a blood sample. She'll remember what happened, he says, when she's ready. She just can't leave the property until she does.

    What happened?

    When she convinces a teenager to give her a ride to town, she discovers why her memories have been deleted.

    It isn't what she expected.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDeadPixel Publications
    Release dateAug 10, 2019
    ISBN9781393718611
    Awake (A Halfskin Short Story): Halfskin, #4

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