The Rockwood Institute
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Ongoing4h 35m
Last published Mon, Feb 1, 2016
Casey and Jason were normal kids, living normal lives. They didn't ask to be swept away to a secret government facility, but swept they are into a world full of competition, danger, and secrecy. As they fight for their rights to survive in an institution where what seems easy enough quickly escalates into life threatening, emotionally destructive tasks, they quickly become aware of the horrific truth of the matter. They just want to go home, but that doesn't seem as easy as they've been told..
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