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    The Little Unicorn
    The Little Unicorn
    The Little Unicorn
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    The Little Unicorn

    By Carrie Wexford

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    The Little Unicorn is a science fiction short story by Carrie Wexford.

    To convince the Galactic and Low Earth Orbit Program that his time machine works, an inventor travels back to 12th century England to locate a unicorn.

    This short fiction is also available in The Girl From GALEOP and Other Stories.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCarrie Wexford
    Release dateJun 27, 2017
    ISBN9781386923299
    The Little Unicorn
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    Carrie Wexford

    An L.A. native, Carrie Wexford is an author of contemporary and historical fiction.  Her recently published work includes Meet Me After Work, the story of a successful career woman waiting for a marriage proposal, Fab or Flab, the adventures of an actress struggling to make a comeback, and Wolves Behind You, a modern classic suspense thriller about West Coast Mafia call girls.  Carrie’s current project is an historical novel about a young actress in 1920s Los Angeles. Visit Carrie’s blog for new book releases and promotions: http://carriewexford.blogspot.com Follow her on Twitter @CarrieWexford and on Facebook www.facebook.com/carrie.wexford    

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      The Little Unicorn - Carrie Wexford

      The Little Unicorn

      Carrie Wexford

      Published by Carrie Wexford, 2017.

      This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.

      THE LITTLE UNICORN

      First edition. June 27, 2017.

      Copyright © 2017 Carrie Wexford.

      ISBN: 978-1386923299

      Written by Carrie Wexford.

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      The Little Unicorn

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      Do I need goggles?

      No, General Trumaine, that won’t be necessary.

      J. Wellington Allen, the gray-haired civilian contractor who had rented the secluded Palmdale warehouse for this top-secret project, escorted the Galactic and Low Earth Orbit Program general and a silent, lean-faced major to the ten-foot-square platform.

      Wellington had not expected the GALEOP brass to show up that morning. He paced nervously before his small audience and repeatedly checked his watch.

      The general brooded at the empty platform. Is he returning soon?

      Yes, sir, said Wellington. In fifty-two seconds.

      And that little box is going to bring him back. General Trumaine glared at the metal contraption on the left corner of the platform. Why is it covered with butterfly stickers?

      Jackson hid our advanced technology in an inconspicuous object—his daughter’s lunchbox—lest it fall into the wrong hands.

      The flimsy wire antenna on the box’s handle also did not impress the general. "The Temporvilator

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