Echo Hill
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Complete Mon, Jul 28, 202518m
This story is about a girl named Layla whose sister vanished on a hill when she was just 8 years old. Everybody gave up thinking Sydney was most likely dead, but Layla never gave up hope. Should Layla move on? Or should she investigate the hill and its many mysteries?
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