the shadowbox.
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being accepted for a local experiment at a science facility in their hometown seemed like a dream come true for the students at the university of nevada. the 'internship' included a $2,000 payment for participating and their names published in a scientific revolutionary textbook. but what they got wasn't even close. the night before the participation, they were each kidnapped and blindfolded, being drugged along the way. they all woke up in one, pure white and muggy room; collars attached to their neck. the mission of the experiment? one must survive. you can choose to let the traps kill the others, or take them out yourself. how far will people go to survive? will they take their own friends, siblings, lovers' life? you have twenty four hours to survive. and if more than one of you are left at the end, then both will die. welcome to the shadowbox.
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