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The Beast and the Rail

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Pub Date Nov 12 2025 | Archive Date Mar 23 2026


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In the twilight of a collapsing Earth and under the sinister hand of a galactic force known as the Gray Purpose, humanity has traded freedom for order. But not all will bow. When a dying alien soldier of the Purpose washes ashore on a forgotten beach, he brings with him the first cracks in a carefully maintained reality. He is found by a ragtag band of travelling musicians - a girl who juggles fire, an aging comedian, a boy genius. And far beyond Earth’s edge, a fugitive ambassador risks everything to protect her daughter - a child whose very existence could ignite the downfall of the Purpose.


In the twilight of a collapsing Earth and under the sinister hand of a galactic force known as the Gray Purpose, humanity has traded freedom for order. But not all will bow. When a dying alien...


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