Where the butterflies glow
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Last published Fri, Dec 7, 2018
This is the story of Shira Duke, her family is being forced out of their home by the bank. As things take a turn for the worse, Shira takes a job as a miner. But everyone is doubting her as a success. As Shira fights for her life in a collapsing mine, she comes across something she had never heard of before...glowing butterflies.
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