In a short period of time, a long list of events occurred; some of them, although it didn't seem like that at the time, for the better and other events very unfortunate. The story began not at the start of Last days but during Ben's journey while he was captive of an older man, Greg, as they were fleeing from Last Days. ... So one night, Ben put his collar up and walked away by himself, into the storm. ... After a few days he realised he had fallen into the same trap again but they had now become partners. ... They needed Ben as a decoy to break into Taronga Zoo. ...

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If you are not worthy then you will not see me and if you are you shall reach it in three days". ... At midnight Hesthorite started packing and prepared for the long journey to Ractar. ... He finally put on his armor and hopped on his horse and before morning he set of on the long journeys through the forests. ... At night he found a very bushy tree and rested for the night. ... The ran into the bushes and Hesthorite jumped through after him. ...

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According to the dictionary it is "living or continuing longer than another person or thing". ... That night his father got drunk and tried to kill Huck and when Huck had the chance to escape he didn't. ... A few days later after Huck had run away Jim, the runaway slave found his father dead in a floating house. ... He had to face many problems in his journeys. ... So he jumped into the river and swam to an island not to far away from where he had lived. ...

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They are frightening machines with three long metallic legs; they use a mind control device called the Cap. ... They decided to walk by night and rest by day. After a few days, the two kids arrived to Rummey, a town with a port and they find Curtis, Captain of The Orion, one of the freemen; He took them to France: There, they met Jean Pierre, a French teenager who didn't want to be capped. ... However, when he realized that Eloise wanted to serve the Tripods for the rest of her live, he decided to continue his journey. ... They continued their trip, but the Tripod who captured Will was fo...

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Greta spent hours doing chores around the house and then would spend night after night making brooms for extra income for her son. ... Since the days seemed so short because of all the chorus to do around the farm, Greta would make the brooms after dark. ... On a good night Greta would make four or five brooms. ... As the horse led the way, it seemed oddly long to Greta. ... As Greta continued on her seemingly hopeless journey she reached a very large black patch in the ice ahead. ...

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I dove head first into the crashing waves to cool off. ... As the daylight falls to the darkness of night, I can feel the change in temperature on my skin. ... On my walk back along the sand, I am reminded of those obligations that have eluded me on my peaceful journey. ... I do not see Monday as the start of a long week of arduous work; I see it as a countdown. Six more days until I can once again be escorted off to the place where all the pressures and worries of life seem to disappear....

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Now it feels as though I have been put into someone else's body. ... This made it hard on my life since I knew I could no longer go to my mom when I needed her. ... I barley see my mother now a days so she has become a total stranger. ... For instance when I lived with my mom I could stay out till 2 a.m. and just have fun and now I have to be home by mid-night. ... The whole custody changes did nothing to me but put more weight on my shoulders and make the boulder bigger for me to push up the journey of life. ...

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How was I going to turn this setback into a blessing? ... That was one of the happiest days of my life. ... Not only did I now have a job but I was also able to be at home with my kids at night. Shanika is no longer at this school but she will never know what she gave me and my family. ... So in this journey I have learned hitting rock bottom is not always a bad thing. ...

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