Beyond the Border - A Short Story
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What lengths would you go to in order to be free?
Jack and Millie are best friends. They live in a dystopian city, separated from the rest of the world by a barrier. Crossing that barrier would result in your - painful - execution. One day, Jack and Millie discover something strange. Curiosity takes over and they find themselves facing a difficult decision. Was is fate?
Together, can they make it beyond the border?
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