title: The Eden Virus
author: Paul Barrieau
description: Paul Barrieau was born and raised in Maine, spending most of his life in the small paper mill town of Westbrook. He is the proud father of four and the devoted grandfather of twelve. Now living in Honolulu, Hawaii, he has taken his life-long passion for observing the world, people, cultures...life...and used some of those observations to weave "The Eden Virus".
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  The Ares Virus
  
  
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  A P Bateman
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Text © Anthony Paul Bateman
  
  
  2015
  
  
  All rights reserved
  
  
  
  
  
  No part of this book may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system, or
  transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying,
  printing or otherwise, without written permission of the author.
  
  
  
  
  
  Author contact: anthonybateman1@gmail.com
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  For my wife Clair
  
  
  For putting up with all my silliness
  
  
  
  
  
  To Summer and Lewis
  
  
  For keeping me silly
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  The air was crisp and clean. Little wind. Fall was finally edging through
  after a balmy summer. The forest felt alive with movement and noise as he
  listened to the night sounds, his senses slowly becoming in tune with his
  surroundings. Nocturnal creatures were foraging for food, occasional screeches
  piercin