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    From the Recesses of the Dark
    From the Recesses of the Dark
    From the Recesses of the Dark
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    From the Recesses of the Dark

    By R.L. Parker

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    Imagine a perfect London; a place with no lawbreakers, no criminals, and no dangers to a peaceful society.

    A perfect city that keeps only the most perfect of citizens and throws the rest away behind an unscalable wall into a wasteland known only as Exile. Lewis, an ordinary university student, somehow finds himself cast away with the other

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMaple Publishers
    Release dateOct 27, 2023
    ISBN9781915996398
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