The Maple Leaf
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  • Reads 87,641
  • Votes 4,972
  • Parts 32
  • Time 3h 32m
Complete, First published Nov 02, 2018
Mature
A man, held captive in a small room for decades, had lost all hope of escape. One day a maple leaf, carried by the wind, enters his room through a small window - setting off a chain of events that give him the will to attempt a daring escape.

After years of abuse, no outside contact, and total tyranny of his physical and metaphysical self - can he find a way to break free of the walls within his mind and the walls which surround him in reality?

A story that explores the passage of time, good and evil, living with the concept of death, and the sheer power of one's will to survive.

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(Completed Novel: 45,000 words - 29 Chapters - Epilogue - Author's Note)
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