Nearly one hundred years have passed since the Great Crash. What was once America is now a collection of enclaves, governed at the local level and only loosely tied together by the farce of a federal government. Catawba, one of the largest and most affluent enclaves in the southern region, is relatively stable. It maintains successful business relations with nearby enclaves. But when a new vein of gold is discovered beneath the feet of its citizens, it's only a matter of time before trouble finds them.Now Catawba's fate depends on an untried young trader named Caleb. Could his plan help secure the enclave's future?Yet Caleb is keenly aware that if his secret were exposed, he would not live to see another dawn.
Nearly one hundred years have passed since the Great Crash. What was once America is now a collection of enclaves, governed at the local level and only loosely tied together by the farce of a federal government. Catawba, one of the largest and most affluent enclaves in the southern region, is relatively stable. It maintains successful business relations with nearby enclaves. But when a new vein of gold is discovered beneath the feet of its citizens, it's only a matter of time before trouble finds them.Now Catawba's fate depends on an untried young trader named Caleb. Could his plan help secure the enclave's future?Yet Caleb is keenly aware that if his secret were exposed, he would not live to see another dawn.
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