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No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted in anyform or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise without written permissionfrom the publisher. It is illegal to copy this book, post it to a website, or distribute it by any other means  \nwithout permission.  \nThis novel is entirely a work of ﬁction. The names, characters, and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author's imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or localities is entirely coincidental.  \nSierra Waƫ asserts the moral right to be identiﬁed as the author  \nof this work.  \nDesignations used by companies to distinguish their products are often claimed as trademarks. All brand names and product names used in this book and on i ts cover are trade names, service marks, trademarks, and registered trademarks oftheir respective owners. The publishers and the book are not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book. None of the companies referenced within the book have endorsed the book.  \nFirst edition ISBN: 9798183970951  \nEditing by Danielle Sundby Cover art by Adrian Medina, Fabe led Beast Design  \nThis book was professionally typeset on Reedsy Find out more at [reedsy.com](reedsy.com)  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nFor all the indie horror readers who huntfor the dark corners, who champion the hidden gems, who know that the best terrors are the ones you have to dig for.  \nThis one is for you.  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \n“The world is a machine that runs on suƫering.”  \n—Cormac McCarthy  \n[OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com)  \nForeword  \nI’ve spent the better part of four and a half years writing some of the most vile, depraved, and stomach-churning ﬁction imaginable . Along the way, I’ve also read enough twisted books to make most people swear oƫ reading altogether . A lot of those stories came from authors I’ve known, respected, or crossed paths with over the years . Whenever I pick up a new extreme horror novel, I try to keep an open mind. After all, I make my living writing things designed to shock, disturb, and leave scars . Who the fuck am I to judge?  \nThen I read the book you’re holding, and everything changed.  \nThree pages… that’s all it took to make my perky tits quiver under my shirt.  \nTHREE goddamn pages before I realized I wasn’t reading another extreme horror novel, I was being dragged headﬁrst into something darker, Something uglier, something that felt less like a book and more like a prolonged act of psychological violence!  \nHoly. Fucking. Shit.  \nI’ve seen authors try to be oƫensive . I’ve seen authors push boundaries . I’ve seen authors cross lines that never should’ve existed in the ﬁrst place . But what Sierra Waƫ has accomplished here is something entirely diƫerent. 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