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The Conduit Chapter 2: Bloody Knuckles
North Bay, ON: 1953 The city bus threw its occupants against one another in unison. Heads lolled on shoulders as some fought the motion to stay awake. The metal fan mounted above the exit doors had developed a small tick that did nothing to sooth the air of exhausted tension in the small space. Perfume and cologne fought a losing battle against some of the more animal smells the human body could produce. A woman in red high heels almost lost her footing before a man in a fe
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Chapter Three: Emerald Darkness
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