Shy Totalitarianism

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The story opens in the forest. A shy, conventionally attractive 16 year-old girl, living in a society under an oppressive government, is hunting in the woods with her friend, an equally conventionally attractive, outgoing 17 year-old boy that she has grown up with. In a world ruled by totalitarianism, the forest is the only place she feels free.
When she goes home, it becomes clear that Shy Protagonist’s life is not easy. She lives in the poorest part of her world – a world torn apart by those in power. Though she has had no experience in situations other than the one she has grown up in, somehow, Shy Protagonist recognizes the problems with the totalitarian government and the great divide between the poor and the rich.
In two short paragraphs,

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