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In the village of San Juan Pablo, there was a young boy who lived in a big house near the edge of the village with his father and mother. The boy was named John and he was an adventurous kid that liked to figure things out. One day as he was exploring the area, he wondered upon a gate to another village. He then unfastened the gate and saw that it was filled with violence and destruction which was nothing like the village that he lived in. He then returned home to his parents and told them about what he found as they ate dinner. When they hear about this, they quickly told him to not return as it was dangerous. John then promised that he would not go back. (1)The next day, John went back to that very same spot, and disobeyed his parent's orders and opens the gate up again. Someone pops up from inside the gate and tells him that he needs his help to free his friend, and John stands there not knowing what to do.(2) After remembering what his parents said, John thinks that it is the right thing to do and goes ahead and walks into the other village called KettleTown. What he does not know yet, is that he will get stuck there and possibly not return home. (3) When he has helped that
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(9) So Zeus is watching in the sky and feels bad for John and decides to help him on his Journey home. So as they continue on their Journey home John meets some people and they ask him why he is here. (10) He then sits down at dinner with them and explains to them his story of disobeying his parents and going through the gate to this strange and odd world that he can't seem to get out of. They heard that from John someone asked him for some help and they know who that is because he is well known as a criminal in their

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