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The story is far from finished, there are many unresolved issues and characters still far from home. This is just an opening draft of the whole story. It has numerous errors, names have got altered, but relationships are real. I have begun the second edit of this story and am expanding on characters, storyline and settings. This version I will post as a series of pdf books following Niao and her friends. Until then, I hope this story has pleased you, even in its skeletal form.