Sit Down and Stand Out
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A story about self-discovery.
Julie wants to be different. She wears shabby clothes that even she finds ugly, and swears non-stop all in regards to "not conforming to society". However, she wants nothing more than to dress nicely and wear makeup and be kind to one and all. While on a sleepless 11-hour plane trip, she realises that the only things standing between her and self-realisation are her own mind and a Christmas holiday in Australia full of tales yet to be told.
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