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    Someone Pushed Down the Sky
    Someone Pushed Down the Sky
    Someone Pushed Down the Sky
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    Someone Pushed Down the Sky

    By Dwayne Phillips

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    An old Soviet satellite is found in a pasture in Louisiana. No one knows why. This is only the beginning.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDwayne Phillips
    Release dateSep 26, 2011
    ISBN9781466144736
    Someone Pushed Down the Sky
    Author

    Dwayne Phillips

    A systems and computer engineer since 1980. A short story fiction writer.

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      Someone Pushed Down the Sky - Dwayne Phillips

      Someone Pushed Down the Sky

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      Dwayne Phillips

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      Copyright © 2011 by Dwayne Phillips

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      Someone Pushed Down the Sky

      November 19th, 2013, 11:15 pm

      A glowing object streaked across the the American southwest spiraling steadily downward. It crossed Texas and flew over Houston as it lost speed and descended faster. It smashed to the earth in Southeast Louisiana.

      November 20th, 2013, 7 am

      The two rural neighbors stood next to

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