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    Once There Was Life ( illustrated )
    Once There Was Life ( illustrated )
    DennyBReese
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    DennyBReese
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    Complete, First published Dec 29, 2016
    Cecil is a survivor of the paradise project, a twisted experiment to recreate the ideal Garden of Eden. At the center of it lies the sinful city of Uranda, a crumbling concrete mess surrounded by a thick metal dome. It is said to be the last safe haven in a poisonous world. To Cecil it is a question. 
        
        Why did he return?
        
        
        For a text-only version please go to https://tapas.io/series/Once-There-Was-Life1/info
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    • citylife
    • corruptgovernment
    • depression
    • dystopian
    • endoftheworld
    • escaping
    • expariment
    • illustration
    • immortal
    • labrats
    • lastsurvivors
    • mystery
    • noemotions
    • novella
    • shortstory
    • survivors
    • thegiver
    • tragedy
    • trapped
    • trappedincity
    citylifecorruptgovernmentdepressiondystopianendoftheworldescapingexparimentillustrationimmortallabratslastsurvivorsmysterynoemotionsnovellashortstorysurvivorsthegivertragedytrappedtrappedincity
    Table of contents
    • Ch 1: Thoughts Uncounted
      Thu, Jul 27, 2017
    • Where I Publish My Books
      Sun, Aug 29, 2021
    • Ch 2: Say Something
      Thu, Jul 27, 2017
    • Ch 3: Groundless
      Thu, Jul 27, 2017
    • Ch 4: Not to be Determined
      Thu, Jul 27, 2017
    • Ch 5: Shatter Call
      Thu, Jul 27, 2017
    • Ch 6: Up, Over, and To
      Thu, Jul 27, 2017
    • Ch 7: Underfoot
      Thu, Jul 27, 2017
    • Ch 8: Follow Suit
      Thu, Jul 27, 2017
    • Ch 9: Doors of Blue
      Thu, Jul 27, 2017
    • Ch 10: Ice and Water
      Thu, Jul 27, 2017
    • Ch 11: There
      Thu, Jul 27, 2017

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    Cecil is a survivor of the paradise project, a twisted experiment to recreate the ideal Garden of Eden. At the center of it lies the sinful city of Uranda, a crumbling concrete mess surrounded by a thick metal dome. It is said to be the last safe haven in a poisonous world. To Cecil it is a question. 
        
        Why did he return?
        
        
        For a text-only version please go to https://tapas.io/series/Once-There-Was-Life1/info

    12 parts

    • Ch 9: Doors of Blue
      Thu, Jul 27, 2017
    • Ch 10: Ice and Water
      Thu, Jul 27, 2017
    • Ch 11: There
      Thu, Jul 27, 2017
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