The line went dead
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Last published Wed, Apr 23, 2025
A quiet town sits somewhere in midwest America. It's quiet out here, too quiet. Sage moved in with her family after her dad got transferred. Something seems off but she has a gut feeling telling her to keep quiet. She has a plan to run away with her new friends but she quickly gets distracted with a cold case she's working on and the lines between reality and daydream slowly start to blur.
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