Insomnolence
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  • Reads 22
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  • Parts 2
  • Time 19m
Ongoing, First published Mar 03, 2018
Finally, The boy thought, I can be where I belong, under the night sky, with the sweet smell of grass, the soft whines of farm animals, and the moon lit sky with stars almost as bright as...
	"Spaceships." The man finished.
	     The boy was shoved onto the tracks before the train had passed. Despite the brightly lit night. The boy couldn't see a thing. Everything in his world had went black.
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  Cyrus Winters lived a rather 'Harry potter'-esque life. Except the aunt and Uncle was his parents. You'd expect him to be free of those stresses once moved out but, no. You see, Cyrus is cursed. And, no matter what he does, his curse won't leave him. One day one an attempt goes too far, uncovers a grand scheme, much darker than his current situation.
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