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Feb 2022
57m 34s

"The Last Truth" by AnaMaria Curtis

Levar Burton And Stitcher
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This week: the first place winner of the LeVar Burton Reads writing contest, as co-presented by FIYAH Literary Magazine and Tor.com! A runaway and indentured thief, Eri must provide a new secret to open each new lock, at the cost of her own memory. 
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