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    Skinner Builder in 3 Heartbeats
    Skinner Builder in 3 Heartbeats
    Skinner Builder in 3 Heartbeats
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    Skinner Builder in 3 Heartbeats

    By Eric Kent Edstrom

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    "My name is Skinner Builder, and I am a multi-trillionaire. I am also dying, which is why I've come to this unlevel world twenty-seven light years from Earth. I come to see the Reader to be cured . . . though I suspect she's a fraud."

    A 7300 word short story from the author of The Undermountain Saga.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUndermountain Books LLC
    Release dateJun 30, 2013
    ISBN9781386280828
    Skinner Builder in 3 Heartbeats
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    Eric Kent Edstrom

    Eric is the author of over a dozen novels and numerous short stories.

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      Skinner Builder in 3 Heartbeats - Eric Kent Edstrom

      Skinner Builder in 3 Heartbeats

      By Eric Kent Edstrom

      Copyright © 2013 by Eric Kent Edstrom

      All rights Reserved.

      Published by Undermountain Books LLC

      www.undermountainbooks.com

      This book is licensed for your enjoyment only. All rights reserved. This is a work of fiction. All characters and events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or incidents is purely coincidental. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form without permission.

      Also by Eric Kent Edstrom

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      Skinner Builder in 3 Heartbeats

      I feel like a seed inside a maraca as the dropship plows into Gresha's atmosphere. I've opted not to wear the goggles, so I don't see the data stream or the outside view. Instead, I prefer to stay wrapped in my warm cocoon of barbiturates. The drug is fed into my bloodstream in continuous measured doses via my subcutaneous nanopharm IV drip. The descent happens around me, rather than to me.

      My name is Skinner Builder, and I am a multi-trillionaire. I am also dying, which is why I've come to this unlevel world twenty-seven light years from Earth. I come to see the Reader . . . though I suspect she's a fraud.

      The drop ship lurches sideways, slamming my head against the restraints. It's enough of a jolt to spark a thrill of alarm in my sodden mind. The sniv responds by increasing my dose, and all becomes timeless numbness.

      I step onto Gresha, squinting against the yellow sun that bakes the red land. A girl in white robes waves me toward a roof poking from the ground. Stairs lead into a cool, half-underground pavilion of red concrete and polished stone floors. It smells of lilacs and apple blossoms. Seven girls, all dark-eyed and with still faces, approach me. Their light robes flutter behind them as they walk in wedding-march step.

      Welcome, Mr. Builder, the last girl says. The Reader expects you.

      Surprise breaks

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