what goes on in the dark?
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It's cold. There's a howling wind chilling me to the bone. It's not easy working on the other side of town. The wind batters my body as I cycle home from work. Its midnight when I get to the park. I can't be bothered with the long way home. I start to pedal through the park. Suddenly the street lights go out.
When 21 year old Daniel goes missing the whole town turns upside down. His brother Alex and his childhood friend Emma look for answers while the rest of the town disappears. what they discover changes everything
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