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    Ashes
    Ashes
    Ashes
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    Ashes

    By Mike Ramon

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    A short story. In a post-apocalyptic world survivors take shelter for the night in a shack while trying to care for one of their members who is sick.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMike Ramon
    Release dateOct 23, 2012
    ISBN9781301040933
    Ashes
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    Mike Ramon

    Born and bred in the Midwest.

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      Ashes - Mike Ramon

      ASHES

      Mike Ramon

      © 2012 M. Ramon

      Smashwords Edition

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      Ash lay on the ground like muddy snow. The bone-white light of a late-autumn moon caressed the gentle slopes of the hills beyond the road like a thin sheen of milk spilled over the earth. A chill wind soughed through the gutters, an eerie moaning that made the hairs rise up on the back of Jack’s neck. He let

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