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	The Only Way Out is Death 3.99 avg rating — 253 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	How Does Your Story End? 4.64 avg rating — 14 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story Circle 4.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Stuck in the Tower (From “The Story Circle”)

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Stuck in the Tower

Eshan stared out of the window and hummed to himself. Another day in the tower.

Down below, boys and girls, in their separate little groups played happily. Eshan looked at the girls playing hopscotch and imagined himself joining them. Then he stopped imagining it. It was better this way.

He turned back to his room. It was a large room, filled with things that

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