Edited by: E. T. Ivester D. Allen www.joenobodybooks.com This is a work of fiction. Characters and events are products of the author’s imagination, and no relationship to any living person is implied. The locations, facilities, and geographical references are set in a fictional environment. Other Books by Joe Nobody: Holding Your Ground: Preparing for Defense if it All Falls Apart The TEOTWAWKI Tuxedo: Formal Survival Attire Without Rule of Law: Advanced Skills to Help You Survive Holding Their Own: A Story of Survival Holding Their Own II: The Independents Holding Their Own III: Pedestals of Ash Holding Their Own IV: The Ascent Holding Their Own V: The Alpha Chronicles Holding Their Own VI: Bishop’s Song Holding Their Own VII: Phoenix Star The Home Schooled Shootist: Training to Fight with a Carbine Apocalypse Drift The Little River Otter The Olympus Device: Book One The Olympus Device: Book Two Prologue “I’m not a soldier or a warrior anymore,”