The surface
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Last published Tue, Jan 4, 2022
Though it may not seem possible, Lucia lives in a town that no one has ever heard of. No one knows it exists, except for it's 500 inhabitants. She has never known another town besides her own. A humongous cavern with no known exit. Every day she finds herself in the same cycle - waking up, doing the same few tasks, and going to sleep.
This lifestyle is draining. Her daily life is guided by one goal: trying to escape this boring reality.
On another of those dull mornings, she finds herself desperate, starving, for anything else. She tries to find a book which might help her fly away for the day. Theo, the young boy who owns the small library, is the only other person who seems to be craving more than this pitiful town. Not knowing quite why, he lets her in on a secret his grandfather shared with him. This underground town was the foundation of a humongous City. A city full of life, cheer and happiness.
This library is said to hold the passage to the surface.
Will Lucia and Theo find a way to this 'Magical city' and live the life they have dreamed of?
Or was there a very good reason that this town, away from the rest of the world, was created in the first place?
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