Watching Ella
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It has been a tale told hundreds of times throughout many cultures in our world: Cinderella. A girl suffering from a terrible trick of fate is rescued by a fair prince. Then comes her happy ending. Or at least that's what should happen. Except what happens when her fairy tale isn't all it seems, and Cinderella has to rescue not only herself but her true love as well from a tale darker than we remember?
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