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    The Nature of Time
    The Nature of Time
    PatrickStormes
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    • Parts
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      Time 2h 46m
      2 hours, 46 minutes2h 46m
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    • Reads
      Reads 24,740
      24,74024.7K
    • Votes
      Votes 1,738
      1,7381.7K
    • Parts
      Parts 42
      4242
    • Time
      Time 2h 46m
      2 hours, 46 minutes2h 46m
    PatrickStormes
    Ongoing
    Ongoing, First published Aug 16, 2016
    ~*Wattys 2016 Winner*~
        
        The Ministry is in an uproar over the alleged sightings of a ghost, Damien stands torn between helping an old friend and doing his duty as a top traveler of the Ministry, while Gerard tries desperately to bring back someone he lost long ago in the midst of discovering secrets that leads him to believe he knows this ghost's identity.
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    • 19thcentury
    • action
    • intrigue
    • love
    • mystery
    • sciencefiction
    • steampunk
    • suspense
    • time
    • victorian
    • wattys2016
    19thcenturyactionintriguelovemysterysciencefictionsteampunksuspensetimevictorianwattys2016
    Table of contents
    • Thank you's and dues
      Sat, Nov 5, 2016
    • Chapter 1
      Wed, Aug 17, 2016
    • Chapter 2
      Fri, Aug 19, 2016
    • Chapter 3
      Mon, Aug 22, 2016
    • Chapter 4
      Fri, Aug 26, 2016
    • Chapter 5
      Fri, Sep 2, 2016
    • Chapter 6
      Thu, Sep 8, 2016
    • Chapter 7
      Sat, Nov 5, 2016
    • Chapter 8
      Sun, Nov 13, 2016
    • Chapter 9
      Tue, Nov 29, 2016
    • Chapter 10
      Mon, Dec 5, 2016
    • Chapter 11
      Tue, Dec 13, 2016
    • Chapter 12
      Sat, Dec 31, 2016
    • Chapter 13
      Fri, Mar 31, 2017
    • Chapter 14
      Mon, Jun 19, 2017
    • Chapter 15
      Sun, Nov 19, 2017
    • Chapter 16
      Sun, Nov 19, 2017
    • Chapter 17
      Sat, Jul 21, 2018
    • Chapter 18
      Sun, Dec 2, 2018
    • Chapter 19
      Mon, Dec 24, 2018
    • Chapter 20
      Mon, Jan 20, 2020
    • Chapter 21
      Tue, Feb 4, 2020
    • Chapter 22
      Sat, Feb 15, 2020
    • Chapter 23
      Thu, Feb 27, 2020
    • Chapter 24
      Wed, Mar 18, 2020
    • Chapter 25
      Wed, May 13, 2020
    • Chapter 26
      Thu, Jun 4, 2020
    • Chapter 27
      Thu, Jun 11, 2020
    • Chapter 28
      Thu, Jun 18, 2020
    • Chapter 29
      Fri, Jun 26, 2020
    • Chapter 30
      Fri, Jul 3, 2020
    • Chapter 31
      Sat, Jul 11, 2020
    • Chapter 32
      Mon, Oct 12, 2020
    • Chapter 33
      Thu, Jan 14, 2021
    • Chapter 34
      Sat, Jan 23, 2021
    • Chapter 35
      Fri, Jan 29, 2021
    • Chapter 36
      Sun, Feb 14, 2021
    • Chapter 37
      Sat, Mar 6, 2021
    • Chapter 38
      Tue, May 4, 2021
    • Chapter 39
      Wed, May 12, 2021
    • Chapter 40
      Mon, May 24, 2021
    • Chapter 41
      Tue, Sep 26, 2023

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    ~*Wattys 2016 Winner*~
        
        The Ministry is in an uproar over the alleged sightings of a ghost, Damien stands torn between helping an old friend and doing his duty as a top traveler of the Ministry, while Gerard tries desperately to bring back someone he lost long ago in the midst of discovering secrets that leads him to believe he knows this ghost's identity.

    42 parts

    • Chapter 39
      Wed, May 12, 2021
    • Chapter 40
      Mon, May 24, 2021
    • Chapter 41
      Tue, Sep 26, 2023
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