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Small World by William F. Nolan

In the silent ruins of Los Angeles, the last man on Earth risks a deadly commute for a piece of his past, only to find that the children who inherited the world have grown into its most savage predators.

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Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

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Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead

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