It Covers The Light
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Last published Mon, Aug 24, 2020
Lewis Daler is angry. He's spent years watching his life fade away from him, watching the people around him slowly lose their sanity, all because of that thing. The Skratiack. But there may be a new arrival; one that changes his world.
Angelica Modin is scared. But she's intelligent. She's spent years researching and learning, struglling to support her people and it's paying off. But she's running out of time.
Lynks is silent. No more than a shadow, no more than a whisper. But Lynks is there. And may well be Outpost 4's only hope.
Because the Skratiack approaches, and will kill them all if they let it cover the light.
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