A lonely young man starts to display disturbing behaviors that point toward violence.
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134 pages |
5 years ago
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Miles Mantis is in therapy. He wants to talk about his anxiety. He wants to talk about his control issues, and his dysfunctional family. What he doesn't share with his therapist are the details of his violent imagination, or the "Manifesto" list he's been making..
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