Make Something of Yourself
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Louisa had never thought that in her small village of fifty, she'd be picked to go on a deadly adventure full of ups and downs. Accompanied by four other village teenagers, she starts on her journey to find the very thing that keeps the town intact... a key and a small cage? She doesn't really understand how these two simple items are keeping the town alive, but with stories of birds dropping from the sky and evil spirits trashing houses, she decides to believe it. With the help of her team, can she retrieve the artifacts or will they be left to rust in the dark red, damp ground?
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