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The Last Witness

by K.J. Parker · 2015

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I've been told I have a forgettable face. Ironic, really.

I have a gift; I can browse through the library of your mind and remove individual memories. You'll never know I was there, and you'll never miss what was taken. Useful for grieving widowers, moreso for ambitious politicians.

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But I'm holding so many memories I'm not always sure which ones are actually mine.

Some of them are sensitive; all of them are private. And there are those who are willing to kill to access the secrets I'm trying to bury...

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psychologicalpsychologicalMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 141 pages
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