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...In a world torn apart by a ruthless dictator, humanity is enslaved and on the verge of extinction. The governments have fallen. The cities lie in ruin. The only hope is a man who has been in exile for over a year....

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...ON Mike Saxton Copyright © 2010 All rights reserved – Mike Saxton No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,... ... the permission, in writing, from the publisher. Eloquent Books An imprint of Strategic Book Group P.O. Box 333 Durham CT 06422 www.StrategicBookGroup... ...is book is dedicated to my wife, my mother, Mike Wolter, Shawn McQuillan, and Milton Jackson. Without all of you, this wouldn’t have been possible. ... ...d. Like the many signifcant changes in the world, this change was painful and wrought with strife. It began on May 7 th , a day that began like any... ...ford, Connecticut, had its fair share of street violence in its past. The former home of the state capital was any- thing but paradise. Then the Flas... ...inst Zodiac’s forces and a group of them set up shop in the ruins of the former capital. Somehow, some way, the Seekers discovered where they were,... ... to afect you though,” the older rebel stated. “Yeah, great to be immune. Listen, we’ve got to get you all out of here. Any way to call to the other... ... close and start unloading.” “WH…WHAT!?” was all Josh could respond with. “Listen up, if you want to live, you’ll point your damn pistol at that thin... ...dded. “If I wasn’t it would be too late now. I drank lots of water and an unopened energy drink that someone lef at the clinic. If this is it, I wan...

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... The Uncommercial Traveller by Charles D... ... The Uncommercial Traveller by Charles Dickens is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Univer- sity. This Portable Document... ... The Uncommercial Traveller by Charles Dickens is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Univer- sity. This Portable Document file is furnished free... ... the Pennsylvania State Univer- sity. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document... ...e churchyard with its open grave, which was the type of Death, to the Christian dwelling side by side with it, which was the type of Resurrection. I n... ...the brisk matron up another barbarous stair- case, into a better kind of loft devoted to the idiotic and imbecile. There was at least Light in it, whe... ... have expected to get for the money. It was fitted up with a platform, and the usual lecturing tools, including a large black board of a menacing appe... ... Gray’s Inn-square. They were what is familiarly called ‘a top set,’ and all the eatables and drinkables introduced into them acquired a flavour of Co... ... trying to pick out the prettiest sister (for which I am far from blaming him), somebody cried, Hark! The man below must be playing Blindman’s Buff by...

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...Excerpt: Chapter 1. Night is generally my time for walking. In the summer I often leave home early in the morning, and roam about fields and lanes all day, or even escape for days or weeks together; but, saving in the country, I seldom go out until after dark, though, Heaven be thanked, I love its light and feel the cheerfulness it sheds ...

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...Excerpt: Heartbreak house is not merely the name of the play which follows this preface. It is cultured, leisured Europe before the war. When the play was begun not a shot had been fired; and only the professional diplomatists and the very few amateurs whose hobby is foreig...

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...CONTENTS Preface to the 1857 Edition BOOK THE FIRST: POVERTY 1. Sun and Shadow 2. Fellow Travellers 3. Home 4. Mrs Flintwinch has a Dream 5. Family Affairs 6. The Father of the Marshalsea 7. The Child of the Marshalsea 8. The Lock 9. little Mother 10. Containing the whole Science of Governmen...

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