Want a chilling vision of a possible future? Get this free dystopian story by bestselling writer Gary J Byrnes right now

Read this dystopian short story now and see if ten minutes of fiction can make you rethink everything. Find it here on Smashwords, free in any ebook format, or you can just read online!
PET, Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1031751
PET, Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/ie/book/pet/id1522945720
PET, Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08DC9HRR3
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