Oak Towers: Candle to blaze.
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Earth Hour 2015. Alana is playing monopoly with her family. CANDLES lit all around her living room. Her family is having an amazing time but everything good doesn't last forever...
This is the story of a Firefighter haunted by the memory of the day he lost his best friend. The event that shaped his life. Made him who was today. A firefighter still trying to save Lucy.
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