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    Immortal
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    Immortal

    By John E. Miller

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    A meeting between a psychiatrist and a patient turns the tables on what is real and what isn't.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJohn E. Miller
    Release dateMar 21, 2009
    ISBN9781452376547
    Immortal
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    John E. Miller

    I am a long time game master for a number of different roleplaying games. In 2007 my wife and I worked together to write Bones of the Woods, a collection of short stories. In 2009, we published our second collection of stories, Mind of a Mad Man.

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      Immortal - John E. Miller

      Immortal

      by John E. Miller

      Immortal by John E. Miller. Copyright © 2006 by John E. Miller

      Published 2009 at Smashwords

      A Smashwords Edition

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      John E. Miller is the co-author of the following print books:

      Bones of the Woods

      Mind of a Mad Man

      Dime Store Novel (available late 2009)

      To view other e-books by John E. Miller at Smashwords, visit:

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      Doctor Feldman walks out of the rain into the foyer. He looks backs at the grey pavement before being buzzed through the final door. He remembers other mornings when the sidewalks were slate white. He thinks about the one day a young man had drawn on them with chalk and out of respect for the young artist, he had walked around the drawings, unlike some of the people in the city who had simply walked over them.

      Ha ha! Good morning, Doc, a familiar voice boomed out from behind the lobby desk.

      Feldman winces, but tries not to let it show. He hates the fact that being called Doc still sends an icy tremor down his spine. As a doctor,

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