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Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2014, Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2013, not what my son thought it would be had a hard time following it and it was required reading for school, Michael's unnecessary overdramatic speech patterns detailing the events after his mother's death grew tiresome to read, Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2012, Younger Teens or Middle Grade Ghost story, Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2012. It is a loose remake of the 1945 film My Name Is Julia Ross . I say we ditch the moaners who don't appreciate the concept of a meritocracy. Oh, they're drooling automata to be sure, but they are still able to follow rudimentary commands, all while remaining completely without fear. Our friends here are only suffering from the standard cellular decay that all living creatures experience, and many of their brain functions have been left intact. Something went wrong. Main Objective Stories M01 - X Weeks of Darkness. 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