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Trigger Warning: This story contains themes of dystopian control, psychological distress, violence, and references to asphyxiation/injury. Reader discretion is advised. At a young age, Jael knew he wanted to feel free, regardless of the laws legislated to keep individuals like him locked away from the pristine, picturesque world they displayed in a hypnotizing ad within every available media source. If only there were a way to break free of this monotonous system of bureaucracy. There had to be someone else out there in the Haze who was al...
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