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    On a cold, blustery 
    afternoon on December 7, 1941, five high school seniors in the small town of 
    Ambrose, West Virginia, are gathered on the porch of the local General Store 
    discussing their plans after graduation when they will go "Over the Bridge" 
    into nearby Maryland--and the rest of the world--to pursue their dreams. The 
    loud, static-filled broadcast from the radio inside the store shocks each of 
    them and eventually sends each life in a different direction.  | 
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