Laying listlessly on his couch, Daire recalled his favorite book.

"He killed them all."

That cheeky author... 

The last book in the series rested on his lap. Completed. The characters never to rise again.

"It can't be over."

Closing his eyes, he whispered a prayer. A wish to set things right.

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