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Last published Wed, Jul 29, 2015
The Clock People lived happily underground without the stress of social classes, their city running on discarded Clock-Towers, until the day they ran out of clocks. Now it's up to young engineer Charlie to find a way to save the city from crumbling with the help of Lyall, an apprentice mechanic, Henry, an explorer, and Mei, the mayor's daughter.
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