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Ever since he was a little kid, teenage boy Quentin Jacobson has spent every moment in love with his neighbor, Margo Roth Spiegelman. Although they have barely talked in years, Q always seemed to be watching her from from afar, observing every little beautiful thing she did. He thought there was something different about Margo. Something special. Everything seemed to be going normal until one late night, Margo appears in Quentin's bedroom window, and brings him along on a daring adventure. Q feels as if he is on top of the world, spending time with the one he has had feelings for, for so long, and venturing out of his comfort zone. But suddenly the next morning, Margo is gone. Disappeared. Q then realizes Margo has left clues for him. Clues

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