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The Wanderer

Out of the comfortable place of his birth and into the dry winds of the desert he traveled. A location to search for a crucial item and instructions to bring it back are his only help. Salvation for his kind, his way of life, and himself were all wrapped up in one circuit board.

The wastes try to stop him and destroy him. The wasteland seeks to kill him and consume the flesh from his bones, leaving them to bleach in the oddly colored sun. He evades the mutant creatures, defeats the scavenger hordes, endures the political squabbles of the towns, and trades his courage for information. The clock ticks away and spurs him along towards the acquisition of the chip.

His hands are stained with the blood of many evils. His name is known throughout the wastes. His legend, the legend of The Wanderer, will live on for generations.

But now is the time for sleep, because Billy Newman has school in the morning.

And so, he saves his game, tells his family goodnight, and calls for his pup to curl up next to him.

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