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The Poison Season by Mara Rutherford

外来者总是被给予一个选择:森林或湖。无论是哪种方式,他们都不会再有消息。

Leelo在Endla度过了她的一生,与嗜血的森林共存,并尊重保护她的岛屿不受外来者破坏的毒湖。但是,尽管Leelo非常关心她的社区,她却难以接受她的弟弟在下一个生日时将被流放,除非他获得对Endla至关重要的魔法歌曲。

当Leelo看到一个年轻的外来者濒临溺死在湖里时,她很清楚自己应该做什么。但在一个将改变一切的时刻,Leelo做出了一个不可想象的选择,背叛了她的家庭、她最好的朋友和Endla。

这一发现可能会给Leelo和外来者Jaren带来毁灭性的后果,但随着他们的关系越来越密切,Leelo意识到并非所有的危险都来自湖泊之外,只有当Leelo愿意质疑她的社会结构、她的人民和她自己时,他们才能生存下来。

Outsiders are always given a choice: the Forest or the lake. Either way, they’re never heard from again.

Leelo has spent her entire life on Endla, coexisting with the bloodthirsty Forest and respecting the poisonous lake that protects her island from outsiders who seek to destroy it. But as much as Leelo cares for her community, she struggles to accept that her younger brother will be exiled by his next birthday, unless he gains the magic of enchanted song so vital to Endla.

When Leelo sees a young outsider on the verge of drowning in the lake, she knows exactly what she’s supposed to do. But in a moment that will change everything, Leelo betrays her family, her best friend, and Endla by making an unthinkable choice.

Discovery could lead to devastating consequences for both Leelo and the outsider, Jaren, but as they grow closer, Leelo realizes that not all danger comes from beyond the lake—and they can only survive if Leelo is willing to question the very fabric of her society, her people, and herself. 

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