Beautiful, Now Shaken
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California (/ˌkaləˈfôrnyə/)
A beautiful diverse state that no one wants to leave. Home of the beaches, mountains and ...
Earthquakes
The largest earthquake in California history just broke out on a rare cloudy dreary afternoon. The 9.5 magnitude rippled across the entire state, tearing apart the ground and anyone in its way.
5 teens, all different, each from a different part of the beautiful now destroyed state somehow find eachother after everything was taken away.
Don't worry, every story has its twist...
How will they survive? You'll just have to find out.
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