The Cost
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Last published Sun, Apr 30, 2017
"Life is either a great adventure or nothing." -Helen Keller
Jacob Amotz has never known a family. From his birth, every step towards adulthood has been carefully guided by the leaders of his community. Religion is a thing of the past, and the job of every citizen is to keep themselves in the balance of tolerance.
Then one day someone speaks out. And suddenly, Jacob is introduced to a world of ideas that could shake everything he has known to be true about others....and himself.
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