Artificial Selection
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  • Reads 267
  • Votes 45
  • Parts 9
  • Time 1h 7m
Ongoing, First published Nov 05, 2016
In a world that strives for nothing but absolute perfection, Lucas Pitt is told that he just couldn't make the cut. Failing grades, too curious for his own good, this is clearly not meeting the new standards that the world has set. So he is shipped off to a place for kids like him, imperfections. Together with some new found friends, Lucas will try to get to the root of how the world gave up accepting everyone's flaws and decided to turn to artificial selection.




((Please note that this is a first draft, and will likely be revised and edited in the future))
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