The Jellyfish Syndrome
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MatureComplete Wed, May 15, 2024<5 mins
Everyone dies. That's an unfortunate part of life. But people usually don't come back.
Aila Crowe has died seven times but has returned each instance, fully healed, remembering nothing about her experience with it. In this strange twist on a murder mystery, Aila receives help from P.I. Daniel Dumont to find out why people who know about her are going missing - while someone from her past has come back to haunt her.
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Content Warning: Sexual assault, pregnancy, suicide, violence.
If you are having any suicidal thoughts, please don't hesitate to call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988.
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Currently being edited. All parts have been unpublished in the meantime to prepare for final publishing.
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