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Introduction to one of the main characters
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Introduction to Cade
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Cade awoke as day
broke to the sound of a distant rooster's crow. All around him,
people stirred as they prepared to go about making their way in t..
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Cade's
face grew hot, and his hands went numb and tingly as he saw the small
leather bag swinging from the boy's shoulder. It was his. Despite
hav..
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“That's him!” Cade hissed, nudging Whistle so hard that the
second boy scowled and rubbed at his ribs in mock pain. Whistle
looked, and..
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A heavy autumn rain had come down in sheets all night. Although it
was only a drizzle by morning, more water than light was coming
through the floo..
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“You've never been to a Grand Remembrance?” Whistle asked. His
voice was incredulous. “They're great. Free food, lots of people.....
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Once the boys were tucked back into the hideout and bundled up
against the night's cold, Cade and Whistle told the story of the
drowned man to Pole..
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Cade came awake slowly. He felt groggy and disoriented. For just a
moment, he thought he was back in the hideout, but quickly realized
that couldn'..
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A young boy is discarded by his father, struggles as he rises through society, and becomes "someone."
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