A Break - Short Story
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Sometimes, we just need a break. But the world refuses to stop for us. In a near-future world, a device called The Pause offers users a break from reality - total escape at the press of a button. When Sara begins relying on it to cope with emotional strain, her boyfriend Sebastian watches their relationship slip through his fingers. But when things go too far, he's drawn into something far more complicated than just a troubled love story.
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