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Chapter 12: New Case, New Contracts

Author: MMontaña
last update Last Updated: 2021-09-16 16:47:58

That was all the Engineer had disclosed, that was all he could remember. The rest of his days were marked by unending labor sequences and frequent beatings. It was a damned miracle he could even stay sober at this point.

What’s going to happen to us now?” The man asked, his face barely containing enough muscles to strain any concern on his face. H-6 wasn’t listening, he was deep in thought. Pondering what all of this meant, a spiredeck torn down by gang violence and the departure of an employer. This had records. He had to get to the bottom of it.

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