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The Lean and Hungry Look

MurphyChapelwood

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Parts 26
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Reads 10,920
Votes 346
Parts 26
Time 3h 22m

MurphyChapelwood

Myth and reality are one.  Conspiracies, ancient and modern alike, manipulate every aspect of life, every interaction. Everyone lives blind to secret masters and secret dangers, but it's easy when the monsters look human, or worse, are human. 
            
In this world, in a nameless American metropolis, Uaine Dupree leads a desultory life as a penniless club promoter on the fringe of an already fringe society. When he receives a mysterious e-mail from a wealthy recluse, Uaine embarks on a nightlong odyssey of horrors, both new and old.
          
[Formerly Wattpad Featured Paranormal Story from November 2016 until July 2017.]All Rights Reserved

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