Let me sign off once again by thanking you, the reader. Thanks again for the messages, for heading along to festivals to say hi—it’s always inspiring to see people passionate about books. Like always, you guys are who I write for. You guys are the reason I like to make bad things happen . . .
Paul Cleave
April 2015
Christchurch, New Zealand
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Contents
Prologue
Chapter 1: Day One
Chapter 2
Chapter 3: Day Four
Chapter 4
Chapter 5: Day Five
Chapter 6
Chapter 7: Day Ten
Chapter 8
Chapter 9: Day Fifteen
Chapter 10
Chapter 11: Day Twenty
Chapter 12
Chapter 13: Day Thirty
Chapter 14
Chapter 15: Day Thirty-One
Chapter 16
Chapter 17: Day Forty
Chapter 18
Chapter 19: Day Fifty
Chapter 20
Chapter 21: Day Fifty-One
Chapter 22
Chapter 23: Day Fifty-Three
Chapter 24
Chapter 25: Day Fifty-Four
Chapter 26
Chapter 27: Day Sixty
Chapter 28: Day who gives a Fuck?
Chapter 29
Chapter 30: W Minus Seven
Chapter 31
Chapter 32: W Minus Five
Chapter 33
Chapter 34: W Minus Three
Chapter 35
Chapter 36: W Minus Two
Chapter 37
Chapter 38: WMD
Chapter 39
Chapter 40: WMD
Chapter 41: WMD Plus One Hour
Chapter 42
Chapter 43: WMD Plus Two Hours
Chapter 44
Chapter 45: WMD Plus One Day
Chapter 46
Chapter 47: Jerry is Dead
Chapter 48
Chapter 49: The Final Day
Chapter 50
Chapter 51: The Reprieve
Chapter 52
Chapter 53: I Don’t know I. Don’t know
Chapter 54
Chapter 55: Day Something
Chapter 56
Chapter 57: Day two without Sandra
Chapter 58
Chapter 59: Day who knows
Chapter 60
Chapter 61: Day Another Something
Chapter 62
Chapter 63: Day One Million
Chapter 64
Chapter 65: Day Thirty-Eight
Chapter 66
Chapter 67: Don’t Trust Hans A short story by Henry Cutter
Chapter 68
Chapter 69: My Confession By Jerry Grey
Chapter 70
Chapter 71: Dear Diary
Acknowledgments
About Paul Cleave