The Answer at the X
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Siblings Isobel and Simon are on the last leg of a journey that started before they were even born. Faded words on a scrap of paper drove their parents to leave the safety of their home. To search for meaning in a dying mans words.
Generations ago, something happened that changed the world. Levelled cities. Killed billions. The note is all that remains, containing a single message to those left behind.
«We tried too hard to save the world»
'The Answer at the X' is a short story set in a post-apocalyptic world a lot like our own. The story is part of the Legacy Collection, a series-in-planning of short stories and novellas set in this world, that may eventually shed some light on what actually happened when it all came crashing down.
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I'll be posting this story over the next weeks. If you do not wish to wait to read it, you can purchase the eBook at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/729488
NOTE that this was originally posted by me on this site in 2016, using my first profile Cicilie. Due to a change in pen name, I have decided to post it again. This new version has been slightly edited from the original draft posted.
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