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When this extends to one of the biggest field trips of the yearan overnight lock-in at Swift EnterprisesTom couldnt be less pleased.With his new shadow in tow, Tom expects the night to be uneventful at best. But when the facility suddenly goes into quarantine mode, the overnight lock-in turns into a building-wide lockdown. Tom and his friends are left trapped in their respective rooms, with no way to communicate the outside world. As they make their way through the facility using methods that are a little morecreativethan normal, Tom and his friends start realizing that there is more to this quarantine than meets the eye. 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