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A Bioluminescent Crimson

Nature by Jamie Bell

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A Blue Plastic Cooler

Nature by Jamie Bell

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A Border Bound Shifter

Adventure by Eva Suluk

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A Brass Keyring in the Exchange

Family by Leaf Richards

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A Broken Latch

Family by Jamie Bell

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A Concrete Garden Firewall

Adventure by Jamie Bell

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A Dry Lung

Nature by Jamie Bell

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A Dull Iron Ax

Coming-of-Age by Leaf Richards

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A Dying Woodland

Nature by Leaf Richards

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A Dysfunctional Family Ferry Trip

Family by Jamie Bell

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A Greenhouse In The Snow

Coming-of-Age by Kon Ravelin

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A Purple Cloud Summer

Coming-of-Age by Leaf Richards

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A Quantum Frost Tech Bro

Adventure by Leaf Richards

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A Red Moss Feeding

Nature by Leaf Richards

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A Rusted Lifeguard Chair

Experimental by Kon Ravelin

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A Sketchy Escape Plan

Coming-of-Age by Leaf Richards

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A Stolen Beaver Pelt

Coming-of-Age by Tony Eetak

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Alleyway Ice Face

Coming-of-Age by Tony Eetak

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An Evolutionary Necessity

Nature by Leaf Richards

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An Orbital Filter Catalyst

Family by Leaf Richards

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Appalachian Silver Bark Lung

Nature by Eva Suluk

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AR Heritage Lenses

Coming-of-Age by Jamie Bell

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Ash And Canvas

Nature by Tony Eetak

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Asphalt Cabbage

Experimental by Tony Eetak

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Asphalt Scabs

Experimental by Jamie Bell

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Bad Attitudes and Fresh Suspensions

Adventure by Jamie Bell

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Bankrupt in the Moss

Experimental by Tony Eetak

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Basement Server Racks

Family by Leaf Richards

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Black Cloud Migration

Nature by Leaf Richards

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Black Plastic

Coming-of-Age by Jamie Bell

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Black Tide Escape

Nature by Kon Ravelin

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Black Wax Seal

Family by Kon Ravelin

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Bleach and Burner Phones

Coming-of-Age by Leaf Richards

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Blood Meal Fertilizer

Nature by Eva Suluk

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Blood on Linoleum

Mystery by Tony Eetak

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Blue Barrel Drift

Nature by Tony Eetak

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Blue Slime Beacon

Nature by Leaf Richards

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Boarded Windows on Portage

Family by Jamie Bell

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Boiling Deep Currents

Nature by Eva Suluk

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Bristle and Brick

Experimental by Leaf Richards

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Broken Compass Gear

Adventure by Leaf Richards

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Broken Coolant Lines

Mystery by Leaf Richards

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Broken Dam Keys

Nature by Tony Eetak

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Broken Glass and Glue

Experimental by Leaf Richards

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Broken Glass Beach

Coming-of-Age by Leaf Richards

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Broken Pallets and Concrete

Coming-of-Age by Eva Suluk

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Broken White Plates

Family by Leaf Richards

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Bulletproof Beige Bowl

Adventure by Eva Suluk

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Bury The Body Deep in Mine Shaft

Coming-of-Age by Eva Suluk

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Bury the Secret in Toxic Water

Nature by Eva Suluk

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Cardboard and Freon

Coming-of-Age by Jamie Bell

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Cardboard and River Mud

Coming-of-Age by Jamie Bell

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Cascades and Steel Spine Pines

Nature by Eva Suluk

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Central Park Asphalt

Adventure by Jamie Bell

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Cheap Suits and Rotting Peonies

Mystery by Jamie Bell

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Cloud Chaser Brunch

Nature by Eva Suluk

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Code Purple and the Moss Lung

Nature by Leaf Richards

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Cold Plastic Hands

Mystery by Leaf Richards

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Cold Storage Key

Experimental by Eva Suluk

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Concrete and Glass Reflections

Adventure by Jamie Bell

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Concrete Heat

Coming-of-Age by Jamie Bell

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Concrete Pool Concrete

Experimental by Jamie Bell

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Consent Form 4B

Mystery by Kon Ravelin

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Copper Taste and Static

Coming-of-Age by Jamie Bell

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Copper Wire and Honey

Nature by Tony Eetak

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Copper Wire Spells

Adventure by Eva Suluk

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Core Data Ledger

Experimental by Leaf Richards

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Cracked Glass Grid

Coming-of-Age by Kon Ravelin

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Dead Dog Summer

Coming-of-Age by Eva Suluk

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Dead Drop Dirt

Nature by Tony Eetak

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Dead Orchard Fruit

Nature by Eva Suluk

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Dead Pine Heat at Whiteshell

Nature by Leaf Richards

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Dead Pines Lodge

Mystery by Jamie Bell

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Dead Pixels in the Dirt

Coming-of-Age by Jamie Bell

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Deep in the Alberta Rockies

Nature by Leaf Richards

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Ditch Ice Power Core

Mystery by Jamie Bell

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Divorce and a Picnic Blanket

Nature by Eva Suluk

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Drone Drift Bear

Nature by Tony Eetak

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Dry Pine

Adventure by Leaf Richards

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Eccentric Black Bear Graffiti

Experimental by Jamie Bell

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Extraction Protocol Zero

Experimental by Leaf Richards

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Faux Leather Sofa

Family by Leaf Richards

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Fire Season Sprints

Nature by Leaf Richards

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Floating Lawn Chairs

Adventure by Tony Eetak

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Floating Tomato Barge

Nature by Leaf Richards

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Four Percent Battery

Coming-of-Age by Tony Eetak

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Four-Way Stop

Family by Jamie Bell

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Frostbitten Greenhouse

Coming-of-Age by Jamie Bell

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Frozen Berry Ash

Nature by Leaf Richards

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Fungus and Spore Sown Teeth

Nature by Jamie Bell

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Ghost Signs

Coming-of-Age by Eva Suluk

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Glass Atoll

Mystery by Eva Suluk

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Gold and Bloodthirsty Seagulls

Nature by Leaf Richards

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Gold Mining Trash

Nature by Jamie Bell

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Grandpa's Hidden Caches

Family by Leaf Richards

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Gravel In My Teeth

Adventure by Eva Suluk

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Grey Siding

Nature by Leaf Richards

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Heirloom Tomato Truce

Nature by Jamie Bell

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Hijacked: Ice Road Intercept

Mystery by Leaf Richards

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Honda Keys and Unspoken Grief

Family by Leaf Richards

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Honda Static

Coming-of-Age by Tony Eetak

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Hydroponic Basement Tomatoes

Family by Jamie Bell

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Hydroponic Dependency

Nature by Tony Eetak

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Impossible Syrup

Mystery by Jamie Bell

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Iron and Soil

Family by Leaf Richards

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Keep The Windows Up

Family by Jamie Bell

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Late Fees

Experimental by Kon Ravelin

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Lead Walls and Dusty Air

Nature by Eva Suluk

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Lead Weight Reality

Experimental by Leaf Richards

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Lemonade Stand Extortion

Coming-of-Age by Leaf Richards

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Lunar Backup Drive

Mystery by Eva Suluk

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Midnight Melting Ice Road

Adventure by Leaf Richards

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Milkweed Seed Burn

Nature by Jamie Bell

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Missing Moose Meat

Mystery by Leaf Richards

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Monthly Billing Cycles

Family by Tony Eetak

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Moose Ice Breach

Nature by Eva Suluk

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Mud Puddle Tourism

Experimental by Jamie Bell

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Neon Frog Statues

Coming-of-Age by Eva Suluk

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Neon Green Lichen Samples

Nature by Leaf Richards

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Neon Moose Antlers

Adventure by Jamie Bell

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Neon Orange Pebble

Mystery by Eva Suluk

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Neon Tilt-A-Whirl

Coming-of-Age by Jamie Bell

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Neural Upgrades and Horrific Nightmares

Coming-of-Age by Jamie Bell

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Nylon Over Boreal

Family by Leaf Richards

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Old Rusted Dirt Bikes

Coming-of-Age by Tony Eetak

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Phone Screen Glare

Experimental by Leaf Richards

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Pier Tokens

Experimental by Jamie Bell

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Pine Tar in the Deep Woods

Coming-of-Age by Jamie Bell

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Plastic Pink Flamingos

Coming-of-Age by Tony Eetak

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Plastic Zip Ties

Experimental by Jamie Bell

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Potluck Blood Feud

Family by Leaf Richards

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Pressure Cooker Derby

Adventure by Leaf Richards

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Pressure Valve 19

Coming-of-Age by Kon Ravelin

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Primary Blue at 2 AM

Adventure by Eva Suluk

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Raspberry Thorn Trap

Nature by Leaf Richards

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Razor-Sharp Force

Mystery by Kon Ravelin

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Receipts and Voicemails

Experimental by Leaf Richards

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Red Stem Static

Nature by Tony Eetak

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Return to the Remote River Cabin

Nature by Jamie Bell

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Rooftop Honey

Adventure by Leaf Richards

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Rusted Ferris Wheel Keys

Mystery by Leaf Richards

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Rusted Silt

Coming-of-Age by Jamie Bell

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Rusting Data Spikes

Nature by Leaf Richards

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Rusty Oxygen Filter

Family by Eva Suluk

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Sap and Iron Spiles

Family by Tony Eetak

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Seattle Silicon Rot

Adventure by Leaf Richards

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Seed Bank Ledger

Experimental by Eva Suluk

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Server Room Exit

Coming-of-Age by Tony Eetak

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Seventy Percent Humidity

Family by Leaf Richards

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Seventy-Four Micrograms

Experimental by Leaf Richards

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Shattered Ice Watch

Nature by Jamie Bell

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Silt and Iron

Nature by Leaf Richards

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Silt in the Well

Nature by Tony Eetak

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Silver Water

Coming-of-Age by Jamie Bell

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Singing With Silver Dust

Experimental by Leaf Richards

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Sky Memories

Experimental by Eva Suluk

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Sleeping Giant Caches

Adventure by Tony Eetak

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Soap in the Dirt

Nature by Eva Suluk

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Solar Node Forty

Mystery by Leaf Richards

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Speedboat Manual Override

Nature by Jamie Bell

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Sticky Vinyl Chairs

Adventure by Leaf Richards

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Stolen Hard Drives

Mystery by Leaf Richards

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Stolen Sunflowers

Coming-of-Age by Eva Suluk

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Stolen Wheat Chaff

Coming-of-Age by Jamie Bell

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Stranded in a Nevada Valley

Adventure by Kon Ravelin

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Synthetic Sunset Filters

Coming-of-Age by Kon Ravelin

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Tainted Cargo Hold

Mystery by Leaf Richards

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Tangled Copper Wire

Experimental by Jamie Bell

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Taxidermy for a Wolverine Skull

Family by Eva Suluk

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Terminal Surplus

Mystery by Kon Ravelin

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The 1% Key

Mystery by Tony Eetak

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The 114 Degree Buffer

Family by Leaf Richards

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The Algonquin Pod

Nature by Eva Suluk

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The Aluminum Gala

Nature by Eva Suluk

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The Aluminum Gizzard

Nature by Tony Eetak

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The Assessment Ward

Family by Kon Ravelin

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The Bent Guardrail

Adventure by Eva Suluk

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The Blue Picnic Table

Family by Jamie F. Bell

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The Blue Plastic Sprout

Adventure by Eva Suluk

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The Bone Handle

Family by Leaf Richards

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The Boreal Water Registry

Nature by Leaf Richards

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The Broken Paddle Shaft

Adventure by Leaf Richards

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The Broken Screen

Mystery by Eva Suluk

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The Brown Grit

Nature by Leaf Richards

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The Buckled Steel

Experimental by Leaf Richards

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The Buried Beach Glass

Experimental by Leaf Richards

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The Burnt Pine Match

Nature by Eva Suluk

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The Carbon Credit Swap

Nature by Jamie Bell

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The Clean Air Subscription Service

Adventure by Jamie Bell

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The Cobalt Static

Family by Leaf Richards

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The Concrete Buffer

Adventure by Kon Ravelin

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The Copper Coil

Nature by Tony Eetak

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The Copper Sap

Nature by Eva Suluk

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The Copper Spigot

Nature by Eva Suluk

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The Cracked Linoleum

Coming-of-Age by Leaf Richards

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The Cursed Vintage Cooler

Experimental by Leaf Richards

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The Cynical Private Eye

Mystery by Eva Suluk

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The Dashboard Glare

Family by Jamie Bell

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The Deadwood Survey

Nature by Jamie F. Bell

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The Drive in the Dirt

Adventure by Jamie Bell

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The Drop Trench

Nature by Leaf Richards

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The Drowned Creek Bed

Nature by Jamie Bell

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The Espresso Debt

Nature by Leaf Richards

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The Explorers and the Magnolia Tree

Mystery by Tony Eetak

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The Faraday Box

Family by Jamie Bell

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The Fifty Percent Dam

Adventure by Jamie Bell

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The Fractured Retina Scanner

Experimental by Leaf Richards

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The Frozen Heron Compass

Experimental by Jamie Bell

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The Glass Eyes

Nature by Leaf Richards

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The Glass Jar

Nature by Leaf Richards

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The Glowing Cicada Shell

Mystery by Jamie Bell

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The Grass Seed Pro

Nature by Tony Eetak

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The Green Light

Mystery by Leaf Richards

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The Green Roof

Mystery by Eva Suluk

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The Greenhouse Glass Ceiling

Family by Leaf Richards

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The Heat Index

Nature by Tony Eetak

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The Homestead

Family by Leaf Richards

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The Hull Number

Family by Leaf Richards

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The Iron Dividend

Coming-of-Age by Kon Ravelin

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The Iron Lure

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The Iron Root Siege

Nature by Leaf Richards

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The Iron Spigot

Coming-of-Age by Jamie Bell

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The Kicked Hinge

Adventure by Tony Eetak

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The Ladybug Ledger

Nature by Eva Suluk

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The Last Copper Wire

Experimental by Jamie Bell

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The Last Winter Road

Adventure by Jamie Bell

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The Leaking Inflatable Demon

Family by Jamie Bell

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The Locked Pantry Keys

Family by Leaf Richards

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The Low Water Mark

Nature by Tony Eetak

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The Lynx Tracks

Nature by Leaf Richards

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The Melted Tomato Project

Coming-of-Age by Jamie Bell

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The Mennin Lake Bullion

Coming-of-Age by Jamie Bell

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The Missing Demographic

Mystery by Jamie Bell

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The Missing Pallet

Experimental by Tony Eetak

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The Moose Creek Override

Experimental by Eva Suluk

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The Muddy Yard Ice Coyote

Family by Jamie Bell

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The Oilcloth Ledger

Nature by Tony Eetak

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The Old Boardwalk

Family by Leaf Richards

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The Old Burnt Cedar Paddle

Adventure by Kon Ravelin

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The Patented Corporate Asset

Nature by Eva Suluk

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The Phoenix Protocol

Family by Jamie Bell

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The Plastic Beach Protest

Nature by Leaf Richards

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The Plastic Kayak Club

Nature by Eva Suluk

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The Plywood Box

Nature by Tony Eetak

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The Real Debt

Family by Jamie Bell

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The Red Jerrycan

Coming-of-Age by Jamie Bell

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The Red Light Glitch

Mystery by Tony Eetak

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The Red River Basement

Nature by Tony Eetak

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The Remote Broken Granite Ridge

Nature by Eva Suluk

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The River City Tunnels

Mystery by Jamie Bell

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The Root Network

Nature by Jamie Bell

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The Rust Creek Boys

Coming-of-Age by Tony Eetak

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The Rusted Camp Gate

Coming-of-Age by Jamie Bell

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The Rusty Pulse

Nature by Tony Eetak

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The Salted Pier

Mystery by Leaf Richards

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The Sentient Zucchini Committee

Nature by Eva Suluk

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The Silver Beacon Box

Family by Eva Suluk

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The Silver Ledger

Mystery by Leaf Richards

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The Sixty-Hertz Sun

Experimental by Leaf Richards

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The Spark From The Welder

Experimental by Leaf Richards

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The Stolen Neon Flamingo

Mystery by Jamie Bell

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The Sugar Bush Protocol

Nature by Eva Suluk

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The Sun Is A Problem

Nature by Tony Eetak

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The Sunburst Yellow Bronco

Adventure by Jamie Bell

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The Super Kale Expedition

Nature by Eva Suluk

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The Synthetic Glove

Experimental by Leaf Richards

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The Taped Field Notes

Family by Jamie Bell

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The Temporal Parking Ticket

Adventure by Eva Suluk

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The Timberline Survey Drone

Nature by Jamie Bell

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The Tomato Vine Trellis

Adventure by Jamie Bell

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The Toxic Algae Bloom

Nature by Jamie Bell

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The Trapped Heron Leg

Nature by Leaf Richards

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The Urban Collapse

Experimental by Leaf Richards

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The Vacuum Evaporator

Experimental by Tony Eetak

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The Wave Pool Rip

Family by Tony Eetak

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The Yellow Padlock

Adventure by Jamie Bell

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The Yellow Tile

Family by Leaf Richards

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Titanium Nerve Gas

Mystery by Leaf Richards

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To Red Clay Gorge

Nature by Tony Eetak

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Transit Shelter Flyers

Adventure by Tony Eetak

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Trapped Moose on Cracking Ice

Nature by Jamie Bell

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Trillium Root Debt

Nature by Tony Eetak

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Truckers Who Lost Everything

Coming-of-Age by Jamie Bell

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Two Dollar Diesel

Nature by Leaf Richards

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Uncle Jerry's Frozen Gin

Family by Jamie Bell

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Unpersons at Dead Signal Creek

Adventure by Leaf Richards

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Vines and Concrete Roots

Family by Tony Eetak

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Wet Gravel

Family by Leaf Richards

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Yellow Vest Logic

Experimental by Jamie Bell

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Zero Balance Ash

Nature by Eva Suluk

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Zero Signal Summer

Coming-of-Age by Jamie Bell

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