In This Small World {A Post-Apocalyptic Novel}
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When a cure for the common cold is created, the world was ecstatic. People were using this new drug without the knowledge of it not being tested once. The first case was in Los Angeles, then New York City, next, Chicago. It spread faster than the cold itself. The disorientation, heart palpitations, headaches, fever. It was the start of a new disease, one that would drop the population by 90 percent. Desperate for survival, Lily and Oliver Prince have been hiding, scavenging, and repeating since day one. When Oliver is taken, Lily needs to make a decision; does she accept her fate, or does she trust the man that would be her only means of escape?
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