Angel Among Roaches
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Last published Fri, Aug 2, 2019
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After devastation rained on the earth, communities were formed that designated scavengers to find food and drinking water. All communities had coped with the dangers of their new reality. All had fallen into the same routine. That is, until a smaller, sheltered community was driven out of isolation by necessity. Will this new community cope and survive the present dangers of this environment, or will they change it and run the risk of the sweet release of death?
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