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Forty years after the destruction of civilization... Man is reduced to salvaging the ruins of a broken world. One man’s most prized possession is Hemingway’s Classic ‘The Old Man and the Sea.’ With the words of the novel echoing across the wasteland, a survivor of the Nuclear Holocaust... read more
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- Himbradda: A crippled mutant of The Horde who attempts to kill The Old Man. He carries a parking meter club and is a violent sociopath.
- Big Pedro: A friend of the old man. He teaches The Old Man how to survive and salvage in the Sonoran Desert
- The Old Man: Our protagonist; a salvager whose people have come to believe he is "curst" and useless. He sets off on a quest to find good salvage and win himself back into his people's good graces. Often salvages with his granddaughter, and is a devotee of "The Old Man and the Sea".
- Motel Man or Mirrored Sunglasses: Owner of the Dreamtime Hotel and wearer of mirrored sunglasses. He offers The Old Man his hospitality, and seems to be blind.
- The Wolf: An old alpha wolf and leader of a roving pack.
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- Fort Tucson
- Yuma: There was a base and a refuge camp but was nuked. The president was in the air for two weeks dodging missile strikes.
- Picacho Peak
- Winnebago
- Phoenix:
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It was dark when he stepped outside into the cool air.
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Page Count: 159
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