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Ongoing, First published Feb 08, 2013
The system: government. Authority. Civilisation. Uniformity.

Emily Wood. A girl who hates the system. A girl who refuses to accept that there's nothing more to life than school and work. A girl who refuses to have an ordinary existence. A girl who wants to be different. But unlike a most, she manages to be different.

Leaving her the house of her parents' only a little after 18 with only a few belongings, Emily boards a train into a big crazy city, filled with all sorts of crazy people. Whilst enjoying her new life with her new friends in a new place, she's certain that everything is fine.

Everyone thinks everything is fine. But sooner or later, Emily might discover that horrific truths, and realise that no one escapes the system. Ever.
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