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    The Suggested One
    The Suggested One
    The Suggested One
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    The Suggested One

    By Mark James Wooding

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    The Oracle at Delphi spoke: Behold! A hero will be born who may or may not rescue the people of Alfalfion from an impending doom! And this hero shall be known as the Suggested One!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMark James Wooding
    Release dateOct 10, 2018
    ISBN9780463777602
    The Suggested One
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    Mark James Wooding

    Mark James Wooding began his working career as an unskilled laborer. In the opinion of those with whom he has most recently worked, the term 'unskilled' still applies. It's the 'laborer' part they question.Mr. Wooding currently lives with his family in Henrico, Virginia, and will probably continue to do so until the authorities find him.

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      The Suggested One - Mark James Wooding

      The Suggested One

      by

      Mark James Wooding

      Copyright 2018 Mark James Wooding

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      The Oracle at Delphi never knew where she was going to be when the gods decided to send her a vision. Her location mattered because when a vision came she lost all sense of the world around her. Often her arms would have spasms during a vision, and sometimes she fell down.

      She wished that the gods would schedule their revelations so that she could lie down on a bed or a couch before they came. The Oracle really hated it

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