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    Elixir of Life
    Elixir of Life
    Elixir of Life
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    Elixir of Life

    By Wilde Blue Sky

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    Short horror story (suitable for adults only) about a man's search for the secret of eternal youth and the moral journey he goes through. If you appreciated this work please, if you are able, make a small donation to a charity of your choice.

    The short story, Elixir of Life, was inspired by a discussion on beauty and the lengths people will go to stay young. The outline was completed on 1st Feb 2011 and it was published on 28th Apr 2011.

    If you enjoyed this story please look out for Wilde’s other free short stories, such as Drawing God?, War Merchant and Vengeance. Wilde also has two novels available for purchase, Dreams in Kratocracy (2012 Edition) and Legacy.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWilde Blue Sky
    Release dateApr 27, 2011
    ISBN9780957165717
    Elixir of Life
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    Wilde Blue Sky

    Wilde Blue Sky is an English novelist and short story writer. His works include short stories, Vengeance and Drawing God? A reviewer said of the short story, Vengeance, "Very good. Quick and spooky." A reviewer said of the short story, Mouse on a Motorcyle, "Love this book." Wilde Blue Sky can be contacted through his Linkedin account.

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      Elixir of Life - Wilde Blue Sky

      ELIXIR OF LIFE

      by

      Wilde Blue Sky

      SMASHWORDS EDITION

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      Wilde Blue Sky on Smashwords

      Elixir of Life

      Copyright © 2011 by Wilde Blue Sky

      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 obtain an additional copy for each person you share it with from Smashwords.com. If you're reading this book and did not obtain it from Smashwords.com then you should return to Smashwords.com and obtain your own copy. Thank you for respecting the author's work.

      The author would like to thank Louise for her support.

      Note to reader - if you appreciated this short story please, if you are able, make a small donation to a charity of your choice.

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      Elixir of Life

      I’m a forty-one year old man who has achieved nothing of note. Brunel’s only thirty-two and his Great Western has just completed the first transatlantic crossing, while I sit in a dark dingy laboratory surrounded by useless piles of research notes. Even my research funding is at risk.

      I sit back in my chair. What have I got to show for fifteen years work? I’m a world expert at analysing blood and tissue samples, isolating enzymes, hormones and other organic materials from blood and human organs. But my research simply proves certain elements within the body decrease with age. I’ve developed no method, not even a plausible idea, of how to stop the aging process. My backers have given me a month to show a cure for the curse of aging; otherwise my funding will stop. What can I do?

      Disheartened I head to the research library. As I cross the courtyard I hear a newspaper seller shouting about the war in

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