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Built on smoke and mirrors

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The Motherwealth collects any talented teens from the Commonwealth cities. They promise growth and a chance to develop their skills. But Telvi hates the Motherwealth with every fiber of her soul after they took her father away. She will never agree to go to the Motherwealth even though she is a talented figure skater. That is until they offer her a deal she cannot refuse. Will she be able to return to her Commonwealth to see her brother with her father intact?All Rights Reserved

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