Finding It Hard To Breathe
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It's the year 2046. Half of America is on the brink of being lost to the sea, pulled underneath the waves and dragged to the dark depths of the ocean. While many have evacuated these areas, there are still many who are stuck within these danger zones. What happens when the unstable half of America collapses? What happens to the other half that doesn't?
Follow Silas as he uncovers secrets that the deep blue has kept hidden for thousands of years, and his sister Sadie as she deals with all the chaos and panic on the surface. Watch as history explodes into pain and tragedy, mystery and myth. Get the first hand account of the harrowing adventures the Serkis siblings are forced to go on in search of a way to put their shattered world back together again.
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