Those among us
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Last published Tue, Feb 27, 2018
... Ever wondered how is life on the other side?
A man wakes up on a train without any recollection of his identity, no sense of purpose: where he comes from, or where he is going. Searching for answers in any shape, taste or form, he accidentally crosses paths with a mysterious Holly Golightly femme-fatale vowing to help him... if not destroy him in the process.
So, the usual, right? Guy meets girl, girl means trouble, adventure joins uninvited. But then there's Sophie. And her cat. And whole bunch of unasked-for fellas. And from then on...
...well, it all gets a little out of hand.
You see, how do you find purpose in life... when life already left you?
Just another day in the Norwhere.
A dream-like rollercoaster about what it really means to be alive, and the ties that bind us to our humanity. About what we are to do with the most precious treasure in existence.
Time.
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