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Last published Sat, Aug 17, 2019
for a long time, humans and monsters had lived in peace.
or at least that's what we've been told.
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dedicated to @sxftspxkxn and @DragonSwirl
-27.03.18
#21 in cyberpunk - 05.06.18
#1 in unnatural - 17.07.18
~starset - it has begun~
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