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Freedom Bridge
Chapter 7: Less Human on a Higher Level The sunrise on a screen filled the room with light when Roland woke up. His blurred vision struggled to clear, along with his mind. He sat up and coughed, the taste of sweet mucus in the back of his throat. He worked it up and spit on…
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Freedom Bridge
Chapter 4: A Human Utility How close is he to finishing the Sustainer? In human time, three months. Still so distant? His flesh tires. As it ages, it happens more frequently. What can be done? Liquid stimulants, but their effects are temporary. Can we make them last longer? We can, but if overstimulated, we increase…
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Zephyr & Gale
Chapter 11: The Killing Hour Mizzle and fog blurred and dimmed the brightest lights still capable of shining through them, coloring the port with gray-white shadows, and the wetness put fine drops of water on the fine hairs that were still uncovered on Karis and Zephyr as they walked. Karis pulled her cloak tighter…
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Zephyr and Gale
Chapter 10: Upstairs Gale was crying. “I don’t understand.” Zephyr was leaving the room to let them talk first, but his own thoughts were racing. He decided to go downstairs again for another drink and let them talk. Karis would send for him when she was ready. “Wait, Zephyr. I want you to hear this…
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Zephyr and Gale
Chapter 6: Realignment They were in Gale’s room, sitting by the hearth when Karis joined them. The strain of the growing rebellion, and what it would ultimately mean for her, was getting to her; there were lines of worry crossing her face that weren’t there for as far back as Zephyr remembered. “I can’t let…
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Zephyr and Gale
“You know how I feel, Zephyr. You feel the same. What would you have me do?” “I would have you, when we’re alone, call me by my true name. I’ll do the same.” She smiled. “I’d like that. And what of the rest of it?”
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Zephyr and Gale
“Zephyr, we have to talk about Gale.” “Amadi stepped between us, but I made my position clear. It hasn’t changed. It won’t.”
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Zephyr and Gale
As for Zephyr himself, he threatened to stop her if she made an attempt to kill Gale. It was good Zephyr felt the confidence to fight her; it was bad because he wouldn’t win, and in the ensuing duel, she’d have to hurt him. And if he persisted after that…
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Zephyr and Gale
He vowed he’d never come here again, unless it was to lead the charge that saw this hell burned to the ground.
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