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"Since his grisly accident on the killing floor, Bo has 'haunted' the Gochan slaughterhouse. But he still has a thirst to visit the world he left behind all those years ago, so on the eve of First Holiday, he ventures out onto the bustling streets full of revelers--and unseen dangers. One girl who touches his heart. And one moment that shatters everything"--
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