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ten years ago, 10 kids ages 8-10 were chosen at
random around the world at random. the kids w
ere ripped away from their homes, most of the
m against their will and stuck in a lab. the only
company they had was the ten other kids, so, n
aturally, they all bonded and became very clos
e. twice a day, a scientist came in and tested o
n the children. finally, after two weeks, all of t
hem were wiped of their memories and put unde
r. for ten years, they lay in a room, entranced b
y the drugs they were given, not completely asle
ep nor awake, but in the space between, where i
t’s impossible to decipher what’s sleep and what’
s awake. Of course, the scientists regularly chec
ked up on the children. eventually, it was time f
or the children to wake up, so the scientists inser
ted a message into their dream land that read, “i
f you are reading this, you’ve been in a coma for
ten years. now, we’re trying a new technique. w
e don’t know where this message will end up in y
our dream, but we’re hoping to get through. plea
se wake up! we miss you.” it took some of the ki
ds (who were no longer really kids, now ages 18 t
o 20) weeks to receive the message, but eventual
ly they all woke up. and every single one of them
felt different. the reason was that when the scien
tists tested on the children years back, they were
injecting animal dna into their systems, and now,
each and every one of the kids can shift into an an
imal. that is, all except for one boy, whose tests w
ent wrong. everyone woke up in a meadow of soft,
green grass and pale flowers. a little ways off was
a thick forest with a bubbling creek. a piece of pap
er was stapled to a nearby tree, which had the expl
anation to all their questions and instructions.
★ ─ ── ─── ─ ★ ─ ── ★ ── ─── ─ ★
ten years ago, 10 kids ages 8-10 were chosen at
random around the world at random. the kids w
ere ripped away from their homes, most of the
m against their will and stuck in a lab. the only
company they had was the ten other kids, so, n
aturally, they all bonded and became very clos
e. twice a day, a scientist came in and tested o
n the children. finally, after two weeks, all of t
hem were wiped of their memories and put unde
r. for ten years, they lay in a room, entranced b
y the drugs they were given, not completely asle
ep nor awake, but in the space between, where i
t’s impossible to decipher what’s sleep and what’
s awake. Of course, the scientists regularly chec
ked up on the children. eventually, it was time f
or the children to wake up, so the scientists inser
ted a message into their dream land that read, “i
f you are reading this, you’ve been in a coma for
ten years. now, we’re trying a new technique. w
e don’t know where this message will end up in y
our dream, but we’re hoping to get through. plea
se wake up! we miss you.” it took some of the ki
ds (who were no longer really kids, now ages 18 t
o 20) weeks to receive the message, but eventual
ly they all woke up. and every single one of them
felt different. the reason was that when the scien
tists tested on the children years back, they were
injecting animal dna into their systems, and now,
each and every one of the kids can shift into an an
imal. that is, all except for one boy, whose tests w
ent wrong. everyone woke up in a meadow of soft,
green grass and pale flowers. a little ways off was
a thick forest with a bubbling creek. a piece of pap
er was stapled to a nearby tree, which had the expl
anation to all their questions and instructions.
★ ─ ── ─── ─ ★ ─ ── ★ ── ─── ─ ★
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ＷＨＹ ＣＡＮ'Ｔ ＷＥ ＡＤＤ Ａ ＴＷＩＳＴ ＴＯ ＴＨＥ
hello, children.
welcome to zephyr springs! you’re probably wondering what in the world you’re doing here with
all these strangers, correct? well, first off, you’ve been in a coma for … more than a couple yea
rs. ten, to be precise. secondly, these strangers are no strangers. once upon a time, you were all
very close with each other. we’ve ran some tests on you, and now everyone but one of you can s
hift into an animals, whether it be a wolf, deer, a bear, or pretty much anything else. do not wo
rry—you have complete control over when you shift. anyways, first off, to the left of this tree, th
ere is a manila folder with five sheets, each filled with little tasks, such as ‘find fresh water’. th
e reason why there are only five sheets when there are ten of you, is because you will all split in
to groups of two. it can be anyone you want. next, you will split off into your groups. there are
mandatory supplies and weapons scattered throughout the meadow and forest. this is a game of
survival. each of you will die by each other’s hands. the thing is, when you are killed, you will b
e brought back to life. this will last for two months, and the team who has “died” the least amo
unt of times at the end of this period of time will walk out of here unscathed. the rest of you wil
l die. permanently.
good luck!
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ＷＨＹ ＣＡＮ'Ｔ ＷＥ ＡＤＤ Ａ ＴＷＩＳＴ ＴＯ ＴＨＥ
hello, children.
welcome to zephyr springs! you’re probably wondering what in the world you’re doing here with
all these strangers, correct? well, first off, you’ve been in a coma for … more than a couple yea
rs. ten, to be precise. secondly, these strangers are no strangers. once upon a time, you were all
very close with each other. we’ve ran some tests on you, and now everyone but one of you can s
hift into an animals, whether it be a wolf, deer, a bear, or pretty much anything else. do not wo
rry—you have complete control over when you shift. anyways, first off, to the left of this tree, th
ere is a manila folder with five sheets, each filled with little tasks, such as ‘find fresh water’. th
e reason why there are only five sheets when there are ten of you, is because you will all split in
to groups of two. it can be anyone you want. next, you will split off into your groups. there are
mandatory supplies and weapons scattered throughout the meadow and forest. this is a game of
survival. each of you will die by each other’s hands. the thing is, when you are killed, you will b
e brought back to life. this will last for two months, and the team who has “died” the least amo
unt of times at the end of this period of time will walk out of here unscathed. the rest of you wil
l die. permanently.
good luck!
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