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    The Past: Four Short Stories from Black Brick Publishing
    The Past: Four Short Stories from Black Brick Publishing
    The Past: Four Short Stories from Black Brick Publishing
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    The Past: Four Short Stories from Black Brick Publishing

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    A selection of short stories exploring the limits of consciousness in modern society.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBlack Brick Publishing
    Release dateNov 2, 2021
    ISBN9781005707309
    The Past: Four Short Stories from Black Brick Publishing
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    Black Brick Publishing

    Black Brick Publishing is a publisher of digital books, fiction and non-fiction, including novels, short stories and life guides.Cal Danat is an author of novels and short stories. He writes fiction.

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