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"Before you make a decision, ask yourself this question: will you regret the results or rejoice in them?" -Rob Liano *** Bayangkan kalau tiga remaja yang tiada budi dan mulut selalu mintak kaki, masuk ke Academy Elit. Lagi lagi kalau Academy itu yang menjadi Academy contoh untuk disiplin. Tak logik kan? Tapi kes diorang ni lain sikit. Bukannya 3 manusia ni yang nak masuk dengan rela hati tapi dengan berat hati! Seberat lori yang bertan-tan bak kata Rian! Tambah-tambah kena ugut lagi tu! Tak syukaaa Nyaaa! "Ehh.. elok jugak korang tiga ketul ni masuk Academy tu. Mana tahu perangai korang yang macam setan ni boleh berubah? "-Ezriell Granbell Ezriell lah yang selalu jadi mangsa mereka. Biarlah umur kau 20 ke 60 ke.. budak tiga orang ni tak akan bagi muka punya! Tibai aje cakap sedap hati perut! Macam yang semua orang tahu, setiap kisah pasti ada Antagonis. Tapi cerita ni terbalik pulak! Tiga ketul ini pula yang menjadi antagonisnya!Senang cakap semua yang negative tu dia orang lah! Tetapi.. Disebalik ugutan itu, ada 1001 persoalan dan rahsia yang disembunyikan . Kisah silam menjadi buruan. Kini hidup mereka mula goyang diatara penipuan dan kebenaran. Siapa yang bakal tersungkur dipertengahan perjuangan?

Dear Reader, The following work was found sealed in the library of a castle, belonging to an ancient noble family, in the Champagne region to the east of Paris. The dates of the events contained within are attributed to sometime in the 18th century. It appears that any other record of the Marquis featured within, and the estate that he kept, have since been expunged from historical record. It is as if there was an omertà (conspiracy of silence) which sought to erase him entirely from collective memory - one that might have succeeded if not for the astonishing recovery of these letters. It has been my duty to act as caretaker to this work since I agreed to its restoration. I have found, regrettably, that my colleagues have failed to grasp the momentous importance of these letters and their wider significance. There is, I admit, some question of authenticity that requires consideration. For my part, I have forcible reasons to believe that these letters are genuine. I have submitted the work to a broader audience, however, for precisely this object; I have hope that, by breaking outside the narrow remit of literary academia, I may yet find a willing readership committed to studying these letters as seriously as I have. As the Judge might once have heard it, so the Reader shall hear it now. Unfortunately, I must also include a notice of warning: the letters of Charlotte B--- speak of diabolical horrors and the direst human cruelty. I believe that, were these letters recognised, they would take the place as the first of the modern écritures maudits (damned writings), above de Sade or Corbière. Hence, I recognise that such subject matter is certainly not for everyone. Should you decide to turn to more pleasant reading, I certainly could not blame you. The world can be a sombre and unforgiving place without having to reflect on its grimmest parts. The choice to continue, Reader, is entirely your own. Yours faithfully, Dr. Samuel J. Collins