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Gauntlet
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Ongoing, First published Sep 10, 2024
"What's the best way to keep a prisoner from escaping?
It's to avoid letting him know that he's a prisoner."

Coby's eyes widened in shock. It was supposed to be just a game.

Credit to Meta Ai for assisting me in the book cover and in editing my write up.
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