There's A Big Crowd Looking
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Adam Met is finally where he wants to be; his and his brothers' band continues to climb the charts, he's earned his PhD, and all of his effort and work put towards the environment is paying off. Crowds fill stadiums to watch him and his brothers perform. But a little voice has appeared on the back of his mind: no one knows who he really is. If the truth got out, would those crowds still be there? Or would everything he's worked his whole life for unravel at the whisper of a secret revealed?
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