STILSTANDON
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The Griffin siblings struggle to remain stable while uncovering the truths behind their parents' deaths. Prema, Ammie, Elvy Griffin and their leisuring labrador fall into a rabbit hole of their parents' clouded past, their town's secrets, and the base of their grief. Join Ammie and her siblings on their amateurish investigation of the cold case enclosing their parents' lives and deaths. Walk with them as they try to remain still and stand tall despite the grayness growing in their small-town called, Stilstandon.
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