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Beyond The Bridge [ONC 2023] // Longlisted

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Parts 28
Time 2h 12m

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Sixteen-year-old Grace Williams has always been destined to a life in servitude. Born to poor parents, she has spent her life knowing that service is all she shall be able to achieve.  

Levi Edgeworth has no such fate. Even though he has everything he could ever wish for at his fingertips, he still wants more from life. 

During a chance meeting, the flip of a coin becomes the decider of their destiny and the two of them agree to follow a stream to uncover its end. Although a seemingly ordinary journey, Grace and Levi quickly find themselves trapped underground with no hope of rescue.

Injured and imprisoned in darkness with only each other for company, they must find their own way out of the maze of tunnels before the crumbling walls collapse around them. 

Based on Prompt 5:

'Flip the coin and make a life choice with it. Two choices, one coin, and no turning back. Do you dare?'

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