Empty City, Empty World
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Asher Kale, a simple man with an uneventful life and a friend or so, survives what seems to be World War 3. Almost every country got wiped out in no time. Survivors are rare to come upon. Asher's hometown of Seattle, Washington seems to be a ghost town now after the world ended. Asher records the occurrences happening in his rapidly moving life in his journal. His story is a real roller coaster of emotions and intensity.
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