A Walking Shadow
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In a galaxy filled with hundreds of different alien species, a lot can happen. Our narrator visits ten different characters, asking them for specific stories of odd events that have happened in their lives. Eventually, we realize that all the stories are connected.
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A novella. I drew the cover myself!
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What is your substance, whereof are you made,
That millions of strange shadows on you tend?
~ Shakespeare, Sonnet 53
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