Striking The Match
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Complete Mon, Jun 3, 20137m
Everybody has those days when they feel like the world's against them. Well, for fourteen year old Jake, this is every day. He lives a dangerous life of running from athority. Every day is a struggle for survival. He knows he can't keep this up forever, but that's not enough to make him change his ways. Will his life on the run finally come to an end, or will the wit of a troubled teenager win this one again?
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