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Shallow Water: An Excerpt from the novella by Adewale Fasipe

Shallow WaterBy Adewale FasipeFriday, December 25, 2020.CHAPTER ONETwo goblets clinked sharply before they separated and went with different hands. A bespectacled man brought one of them to his mouth and took a tot of the purple liquid it contained. His friend did the same almost..More

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