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The forest is dangerous, the books Gran had saved have been destroyed, and the silver owls are extinct. At least thats what the High Echelon says. But Max knows better.Maxwell Unger has a secret. And when a mysterious girl comes to town, he might just have to start being brave again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maxwell Unger has always loved the night. He used to do brave things like go tramping through the forest with his gran after dark. He loved the stories she told him about the world before the Destructionabout nature, and books, and the silver owls. 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