Inner Workings
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Ongoing7m
Last published Tue, Sep 5, 2017
Sebastian Holt is the son of a clockmaker in Triberg, and has a "magic" ability to mess everything thing up. That guy who sprained his wrist falling down the bleachers at school last week? Yep, that's Seb... But what happens when he messes things up BIG time?
I am afraid an injured wrist isn't the worst thing that is going to happen.
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