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    Ceasefire
    Ceasefire
    Ceasefire
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    Ceasefire

    By John Walters

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    Trapped in the mountains in southeast India as nuclear war erupts, separated from his family, deteriorating mentally and physically, David Holcroft must find his lost grandchildren, as an alien signal intended to suppress hostilities has unexpected side effects on both animals and humans.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJohn Walters
    Release dateDec 31, 2010
    ISBN9781458023964
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    John Walters

    John Walters recently returned to the United States after thirty-five years abroad. He lives in Seattle, Washington. He attended the 1973 Clarion West science fiction writing workshop and is a member of Science Fiction Writers of America. He writes mainstream fiction, science fiction and fantasy, and memoirs of his wanderings around the world.

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      Ceasefire - John Walters

      Ceasefire

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      John Walters

      Published by John Walters at Smashwords

      Copyright 2010 by John Walters

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

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

      This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual persons places or events - except those in the public domain - is purely coincidental.

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      Ceasefire

      Kodaikanal, in a remote part of the Western Ghat mountain range, Tamil Nadu, India:

      David Holcroft didn't notice the dog until it had almost reached him.

      He'd been walking slowly around the footpath that bordered the lake, feeling old and thinking, as usual, about Annie. A strong wind caused the branches of the trees near the water to dance wildly. Ripples skimmed across the lake's surface in crazy kaleidoscopic patterns. Black clouds sped across the sky overhead; occasional lightning shattered the growing darkness like the outlines of broken glass splitting apart within a window frame.

      The first drops of rain had begun to fall when the dog appeared, running along the footpath towards him. It was a large mixed-breed with short brown hair on the sides blending into black on its back. It ran at a swift steady pace, not pausing or faltering. When it reached David it lunged at him, slashing a shallow three-inch cut on his calf midway between his knee and his ankle, and then it continued running up the path until it was out of sight.

      David stopped, shocked, and examined his ripped pants and the wound the dog had made. Not much blood was flowing, but the skin had been torn in a straight line exposing the pink flesh

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