Parched {Completed}
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Complete Thu, Sep 21, 201732m
In a world where water is the most controlled substance and most expensive necessity, water smugglers on the Black Market can make a killing. Taylor has joined a smuggling team to make money and save his sister's life. But nothing is without it's risks. If he is caught by the private military that protects the water monopolies interests he will be sentenced to death by dehydration.
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