Alex Rider Analysis

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Alex Rider is a 14 year old boy who works for MI6, Britain's intelligence agency. His most recent mission has brought him to a correctional school for rich children in France, known as Point Blanc. Here, Alex notices that all the students besides his friend James Sprintz act almost exactly the same. Their manners, the way they talk, and even how fast they tap their fingers are almost the exact same. After a strange abduction one night, James himself becomes like the rest of the students. Alex knows something is up, and investigates. He finds a "secret" third floor that is a mirror image of the second floor (where the student's bedrooms, classrooms, and recreational areas are). Every room on the third floor has the exact same layout as the rooms

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