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The Nature of Time

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Reads 25,313
Votes 1,754
Parts 42
Time 2h 46m

Wattys winner

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~*Wattys 2016 Winner*~

The Ministry is in an uproar over the alleged sightings of a ghost, Damien stands torn between helping an old friend and doing his duty as a top traveler of the Ministry, while Gerard tries desperately to bring back someone he lost long ago in the midst of discovering secrets that leads him to believe he knows this ghost's identity.All Rights Reserved

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