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The Chlorophylliacs and Others

The Chlorophylliacs and Others

The Chlorophylliacs and Others

Miguel Ochoa

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iUniverse
Año de edición:
2011
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ISBN:
9781450289689
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A secret program by a totalitarian regime gets out of hand with disastrous consequences for the human race. Could humanity ever succumb to men’s ambition, deceit, covetousness and treasury powered by modern technology? A man who has lost his memory wakes up in an apartment splattered with blood. Is he the serial killer he is accused of being? A prison physician is conducting experiments in 'behavioral modification' with inmates who are granted parole for volunteering. But more sinister purposes lurke behind the promising facade. Could there be an escape to the total control of their lives by the diabolical perpetrators? The book consist of three stories with a common underlining theme: a jail whether physical or spiritual.

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