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    Out of the Dark
    Out of the Dark
    Out of the Dark
    Ebook37 pages31 minutes

    Out of the Dark

    By Shelby Vick

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    It is Rafe Austin's worst birthday. He is told his mother was killed in the nuclear holocaust eight years ago, not merely separated from them. Then he is pleased to discover an abandoned wolf cub in the forest. That night, she turns into a little girl! Rafe and his father find that the girl, and three others, are the misguided result of a crazed scientist who is experimenting with Dark Matter.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherShelby Vick
    Release dateNov 20, 2010
    ISBN9781452324623
    Out of the Dark
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    Shelby Vick

    Born in 1928 and have been writing since I was seven. Sold five short stories at 19, sold four paperback action books around 1960, and have pubbed many of my own stories on my emagazine, Planetary Stories, which is over five years old. Just pubbed issue 20. Blind in one eye. Pretty good health otherwise. Widower. Spend about ten hours a day on my computer, seven days a week.

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    Out of the Dark - Shelby Vick

    OUT OF THE DARK

    by

    Shelby Vick

    SMASHWORDS EDITION

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    PUBLISHED BY:

    Shelby Vick on Smashwords

    Smashwords ISBN:

    Out of the Dark

    Copyright © 2010 by Shelby Vick

    All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.

    This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, brands, media, and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. The author acknowledges the trademarked status and trademark owners of various products referenced in this work of fiction, which have been used without permission. The publication/use of these trademarks is not authorized, associated with, or sponsored by the trademark owners.

    Smashwords Edition License Notes

    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 you share it with. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the author's work.

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    There is one person I’d especially like to thank, because I owe him so much.

    Gerald W Page – Jerry! -- I wish to acknowledge you for your friendship, dedication, mountains of help, and always being on my side. Again, thank you, so very much.

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    OUT OF THE DARK 

    By Shelby Vick

    Author’s Note:

    Originally published in my online magazine, Planetary Stories. And planetarystories dot com will get you to the index. Or just complete .com/outof.htm. I have switched a scene and tightened up the writing. It was a good story to begin with, and I feel it is an even better one now.

    Joshua Austin ran from the house, his face distorted in an attempt to keep from crying. This was his thirteenth birthday, and a thirteen-year-old boy, he felt, should not cry. Each step jarred a plaintive No! from his lips as he ran.

    His father came to the

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