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Malfunction 209

Malfunction 209

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WpMetadataNoticeLast published Mon, Oct 26, 2020
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Science Fiction
Shunned, used and uncertain, Malfunction 209 finds himself yearning for perfection, but is unsure if that's where his happiness lies. Working his way through his assigned job, it's a matter of time until he is able to pay for an operation. An operation that will fix the flaw he was born with and make him the person he was supposed to be.That is his goal, to become perfect and be with his lover...and yet an encounter with a young, broken and imperfect woman makes him question what he has been doing to innocent people, to the ones they call Imperfects. In a world where appearance, intellect and status rule, there is beauty, but underneath that beauty lies an unspeakable horror that Malfunction 209 no longer wants to keep silent.
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