Red Rock
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MatureComplete Wed, Feb 7, 201810h 45m
Years into the future the separation of social classes is on the brink of collapse. When Daire's popular and beloved Uncle, Dr. O'Connor, leader of the proletariat movement is assassinated, Daire knows that he's next. Running from certain death, Daire finds a way to escape Earth and leave for humanity's final frontier on Mars. Daire believes he is leaving his troubles behind when he flees to the Red Rock, but he was wrong, his troubles were only beginning.
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