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An insomniac man discovers killing brings sleep, until a supernatural secret pulls his crimes into a stranger world.
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Passage
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Glacial Period
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Land of Milk and Honey
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Pulse
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Last to Leave the Room
A ruthless scientist in a sinking city finds a door in her basement—and a duplicate self that begins taking her place.
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