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The Saviour and The Skeptic
Author: AllRoses
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CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX

“Everyone, let's move down.” Zane suggested, noticing the betterment of the weather. “We still have to check on the remaining 992 people left and gather as many people as possible for the return of civilization.”

The descent through the Section 8 complex became an eerie trek through a transforming world. Level by level, floor by floor, they watched the death of the old world. On the upper residential tiers, massive blocks of black permafrost slid off the reinf
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