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If you follow me, you have a sense of humour. If you're reading this, you're a reader. I’ve put this story online, free, gratis and for nothing, it's a twelve minute read. If you like it, maybe you’ll be curious enough to risk 99p for one of my short story collections. Maybe you’ll be smart enough to save some money by buying a compilation. Maybe you’ll be brave enough to buy my novel. Whatever happens, I hope you enjoy ‘Vincent'. http://aarondavid.co.uk/Vincent.html #freeread #shortstory #funny #pleaseboost

If you follow me, you have a sense of humour. If you're reading this, you're a reader. I’ve put this story online, free, gratis and for nothing, it's a twelve minute read. If you like it, maybe you’ll be curious enough to risk 99p for one of my short story collections. Maybe you’ll be smart enough to save some money by buying a compilation. Maybe you’ll be brave enough to buy my novel. Whatever happens, I hope you enjoy ‘Vincent'. http://aarondavid.co.uk/Vincent.html #freeread #shortstory #funny #pleaseboost

If you follow me, you have a sense of humour. If you're reading this, you're a reader. I’ve put this story online, free, gratis and for nothing, it's a twelve minute read. If you like it, maybe you’ll be curious enough to risk 99p for one of my short story collections. Maybe you’ll be smart enough to save some money by buying a compilation. Maybe you’ll be brave enough to buy my novel. Whatever happens, I hope you enjoy ‘Vincent'. http://aarondavid.co.uk/Vincent.html #freeread #shortstory #funny #pleaseboost

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2nd Ombriani Fragment

In the depths of the ocean, the twin leviathans begin to change.The ocean demands less of them now, and their bodies shift in response. Their massive forms shrink, their weight giving way as they narrow and lengthen into twin eels. Their bodies glide more easily through the water, slipping between coral and stone. The Shadow Child remains, but altered. No longer a leviathan, now something quieter, more patient.The twin eels can no longer sing their sorrowful songs. The sound is gone, replaced […]

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1st Ombriani Fragment

The twin leviathans, born from the twisted rebirth of the Shadow Child. The creature coils and writhes within a small glass tank, its body pressing against the sides as it sings low, wavering songs that seem to plead for release back into the depths of the [REDACTED] ocean. The sound hums through the water, soft but constant, like something remembering where it belongs.This cycle, the Shadow Child’s family, long accustomed to the transformations of their cursed child, are uncertain. They do […]

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