A surreal memoir detailing a 1980s organized crime syndicate that stole a 49-cent roller-skate wheel, triggering a wild interstate chase and psychological fallout.
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A surreal memoir detailing a 1980s organized crime syndicate that stole a 49-cent roller-skate wheel, triggering a wild interstate chase and psychological fallout.
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What if the laws of physics worked against you—but somehow, nobody got hurt? Mirror World is a place where everyone is left-handed, distances lie to your face, and the mathematics of collision screams for carnage that never comes. Oh, and the portals? Entirely transparent. Appear silver. Don’t think about it too hard.
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