What We Heard In The Dark
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Alina, Matt, Lily, Anna, Cameron, and Hunter are all strangers. Sure, they might have passed each other in the hallway, or shared a class, or even had a conversation, but they don't know each other.
However, they all have one thing in common. What is it, you ask?
That one fateful camping trip, that changed their lives forever.
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