Mirror in the Aether
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Last published Tue, Dec 1, 2020
A lone prisoner on a reformative confinement vessel hurtles through deep space in solitude. With the structure of merciless routine he spends his waking hours in convoluted thought as he tries to make sense of his life. He relives his experiences, questions his memories, vents his frustrations, and lives through the torture wrought by the tyranny of his dreams.
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