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    Listen Harder
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    Listen Harder

    By Terry Hayman

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    Young author Paul Morris is blind and still struggling to live independently when a fateful bus trip and an overheard conversation change his life forever.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFiero Publishing
    Release dateApr 28, 2012
    ISBN9781476153483
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    Terry Hayman

    Raised in five different countries and currently living with his family in one of the most beautiful places on earth, Terry is a full-time writer and actor who accepts struggle, believes in goodness, and seeks truth always.

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      Listen Harder - Terry Hayman

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      Short story collections by Terry Hayman

      Being Human: 5 heartfelt tales of fantasy and science fiction set on earth

      Off-World: 5 tales of adventure set on other planets

      Dark Paths: 5 short stories exploring the darker sides of human nature

      Life Knots: 5 stories of ordinary people fighting their destinies

      Messed Up: 5 stories of crime and consequences

      Used by Magic: 5 stories of people caught up by powers unseen

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      Terry Hayman

      Copyright © 2012 by Terry Hayman

      Published by Fiero Publishing at Smashwords

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      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Listen Harder

      Terry Hayman

      I'm trying to act normal like they taught us at the National Institute for the Blind. Stand loose in this shifting bus line-up. Be aware of everything but not paranoid. Hear the hisses and honks of buses swinging into their bays in this dimly-lit cavern. Turn with interest to the sounds. Don’t jerk in fear. Don’t twitch at the noxious smells either. Ignore the engine fumes, the cigarettes, the body odor. How many bays are there in here? Sixteen? Twenty-five? That many jostling lines of passengers, buses, thrown luggage, screaming children all leaving this evening to make it home for Thanksgiving. They push

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