Keeping Silence
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  • Parts 19
  • Time 2h 42m
Complete, First published Jan 20, 2012
A thousand years from now, where cars can float, we can jump to different galaxies, and where the underground is thriving. The only way to survive now is to join an underground movement, and do jobs for them. In return, the overlords give you safety and the occasional pay-check. Wren was forced into this work, and eventually wants out. Soon, the opportunity will come and she'll have to decide between loyalty and what is right. (Book cover is by _NotToday_)
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