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As Andy makes his way to work, he glances at the passing faces and wonders. He wonders what their plans are; what's special about them; are they well liked or disliked; fun or boring. Once he arrives at work, he still struggled to figure out what's keeping him from being happy. What has he done and how can he fix it. On his break, Andy enters the lounge and sees the other guys laughing and joking around. It reminds him of himself and his own friends back home having fun. It then occurs to him that it wasn't something he did that makes him feel empty, but something he didn't do. Andy has encountered many people during his stay in Sam's Town, but he hasn't truly met anyone. He doesn't even know anyone's name. He needs to find a friend. A person to talk to and share experiences with. Once he got back to his apartment, Andy gets dressed for a night out. He noticed more people his own age seem come out into the world after everyone else has laid to rest. Walking about the glittering night streets of Sam's Town, Andy spots a large building lined with velvet ropes and groups of young, animated people shoveling themselves into the door. He joins them and once inside, what he sees excites...
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Chapter 2
For Reasons Unknown
As soon as Andy set foot in Sam's Town, he decided this is as good a place as any to begin his soul searching. His first few days were rough. He didn't know how to handle this new environment. Everything isn't as easy as it was at home. He spent many long days observing others and learning how to get by. He spent many cold nights looking for an appropriate spot on the ground to rest. Eventually, he managed to catch a free ride and acquire a motel vouture. Now that Andy had a place to live, he started looking for a job. He searched high and wide, but nobody would hire him. No place would look past his awkward social skills and lack of street smarts. Andy had no idea what to do when when the potential employers played the role of a disgruntled customer. And when asked what to do when he and fellow employee disagree, Andy replied, "A fellow is a friend. How could a friend and I possibly disagree?" He decided he needed to do something to make this better. Besides, this is the whole reason he started his adventure. To explore and learn. Yo get by on his own. He walked all about Sam's Town to see how people react and interact...
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Chapter 1
Sam's Town
Andy lives in a small, quaint town nobody has ever heard of. A town where nothing ever goes wrong, and a town where nothing ever goes great. Andy lives in a town where nothing ever happens. For so long, he went along with it, not knowing anything else. One day, Andy was on his daily, routine, morning jog, just before sunrise. Oddly, on this run, he started thinking. His trail of thought took a sharp turn and wandered off it's usual, familiar path. He started wondering what it would be like to experience something different. Something he, or anyone he had ever known, had never dared, or even desired, to do. Andy wanted to learn. He thought about tasting new flavors; he wants to hear new sounds; he craves to smell new scents; he needs to experience new joys. As Andy continues to run, he feels a strange pull, slowly guiding his feet to the edge of his path. As he crosses the boundary into the unfamiliar, he runs as fast as he can with renewed gusto and runs until he is forced to stop at Earths edge. He creeps toward the ledge and peers down to see an ocean of tiny bright, twinkling lights. He smiles at the sight of Heaven then looks...
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