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87 Below

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Reads 3,586
Votes 894
Parts 35
Time 3h 37m

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With a watch on his wrist,  no memory of his past, and a puzzle-filled room, Atlas tries desperately to escape the elevators. 

Upon waking to darkness,  Atlas stumbles into the white room. His desire for answers driving his feet to move. In the first room, he happens across a puzzle. This puzzle was the beginning of it all. As time passes he moves from room to room. Each one contains a puzzle and an elevator. Just as he believes he has found freedom, the elevators take him down once more. Every move leaves him with more questions and no answers.

A never-ending cycle of madness awaits.

A/N:
1st Place science fiction- Rose Gold awards
1st Place Science Fiction- June Book Worm Award
2nd Place out of 93 in The new writer awards! (all genres)
2nd Place Science Fiction- The Carnation Award
2nd Place Science Fiction- The Magical Book Awards
3rd Place for Science Fiction- Hidden Gem awards
3rd Place for Science Fiction- Mystical May Contest

The following people helped IMMENSELY with editing: @abusiveblueberries, @Aoife_bookworm_bluesc , @silverwarren 

Cover by yours truly -^^-
This came to me in a dream and I decided to put it into reality. Please correct me on any spelling or grammatical errors.All Rights Reserved

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