The Things That Dwell
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Last published Mon, Aug 3, 2015
17 year old Delilah is on the path to success. With a 4.0 GPA and her acceptance into Harvard Law, she is undeniably the envy of all those around her. She's thriving educationally, socially, mentally. That is, until she witnesses the brutal murder of a fellow classmate. Things change for her. She sees things- horrible things- things that shouldn't under any circumstances be possible. Then things start happening to her. She breaks.
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