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them, and then he’d finally given up and decided he’d had enough of the harassment. That actually sort of made sense. Well, except they couldn’t figure why the knife was covered in that dried egg-like goop, nor what the hole in the wall was all about.

  Either way, the guards parted ways on that note, and the graveyard shift guy settled into his chair, not really looking forward to the next eight hours of boredom. About thirty minutes later, as he sat there reading his book – it was some wacky sci-fi tale about vampires in a parallel world – he saw a tiny little gnat-like bug land on the upper corner of his open book. It wasn’t hurting anything, just a little bug. He turned the page and just ignored it.

  He left it alone … and it left him alone.

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  About the author:

  Born in the Midwest and an avid writer since the age of 13, David M. Bachman's works of fiction span over 25 years. His first published work, "When Raindrops Come Crashing," marked the start of his foray into publishing in December 2000. Since then, he has written a number of other fiction novels and short stories, including a carefully-crafted, nine-volume vampire series and many short stories and other novels. He currently resides in the East Valley area of Phoenix, AZ, where many of his recent stories are based.

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  “Little Miss Mute”

  “Belladonna”

  “The Darkest Colors”

  “The Darkest Colors: Exsanguinations”

  “The Darkest Colors: Children of Asmodeus”

  “Kat & Katarina”

  “Grace of Smoke”

  “Beautiful Reaper”

  “Consecration”

  “Swatted”

  “The Rider of Los Muertos”

  “For the Wicked”

  “Mortal Consumption”

  “Immortal Debts”

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