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"Perseus" by John William Wither

the scream is the voice

gone raw and can only be

from the Minotaur



William John Wither is a speculative fiction writer living in Montreal, Canada. He is the lead game designer of IMPACT: A Foresight Game, and has bee published in Exile Quarterly, MISC Magazine, and the CVC8 Anthology. Their work can be found at williamwither.com.

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