Strata
Author: Terry Pratchett
The excavation showed that the fossilized plesiosaur had been holding a placard which read, ‘End Nuclear Testing Now’.That was nothing unusual.But then came a discovery of something which did intrigue Kin Arad.A flat earth was something new …….Read More
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