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    On the Parapet
    On the Parapet
    On the Parapet
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    On the Parapet

    By Terry Hayman

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    It begins with a dream of a prince and his approaching bride. But what strange changes have these two young people cooked up between them? And how will it shake not only their worlds but that of the dreamer?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFiero Publishing
    Release dateApr 22, 2013
    ISBN9781301535804
    On the Parapet
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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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      On the Parapet - Terry Hayman

      ON THE PARAPET

      Terry Hayman
      Copyright © 2013 by Terry Hayman
      Published by Fiero Publishing, Smashwords Edition

      Cover art elements copyright © darkbird/123RF Stock Photo

      and Jusben/morgueFile

      Cover and layout copyright © 2013 by Fiero Publishing

      This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. All rights reserved. All characters and events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real persons or incidents is purely coincidental. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form without permission of the publisher.

      On the Parapet

      Terry Hayman

      I awoke from a dream, a vision of such power that I had to immediately tell my wife. She groaned when I kissed her sweet-smelling shoulder. It was only 5:15 AM, a good twenty minutes before we usually got up.

      Unh…gwhunh? she mumbled into her pillow as she’d been sleeping face down, arms wide, trying to embrace the world and bring it all just a little bit under her control.

      Listen, I whispered, and brushed her blonde hair back from her face. I have a story to tell you. I kissed her cheek softly, lingering.

      Whah…?

      It’s important. Will you listen?

      She sniffed a little and opened her eyes just a crack. I saw her search with them for the bedside clock, register the time, groan a little more. But when I nuzzled her cheek again, she finally nodded and brought her arms in closer, drawing the sheets and blankets close. Go ahead.

      It takes place on a parapet, I said. You know, the walkway along the top of a castle wall. It looks both into the courtyard and out over all the fields and rocks of the kingdom, and the approaching road…

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