Reached

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    Copyright © 2012 by Allyson Braithwaite Condie
     
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    Condie, Allyson Braithwaite
    Reached / Ally Condie.—First edition.
    pages cm
    Sequel to: Crossed.
    Summary: “In search of a better life, Cassia joins a widespread rebellion against Society, where she is tasked with finding a cure to the threat of survival and must choose between Xander and Ky”—Provided by publisher.
    ISBN 978-0-525-42366-9 (hardcover)
    [1. Government, Resistance to—Fiction. 2. Fantasy.] I. Title.
    PZ7.C7586Rd 2012
    [Fic]—dc23 2012031916
     
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    for Calvin,
    who has never been afraid to dream of places Other

THE STORY OF THE PILOT

    A man pushed a rock up the hill. When he reached the top, the stone rolled down to the bottom of the hill and he began again. In the village nearby, the people took note. “A judgment,” they said. They never joined him or tried to help because they feared those who issued the punishment. He pushed. They watched.
    Years later, a new generation noticed that the man and his stone were sinking into the hill, like the setting of the