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This person's name was Jeff. Jeff had a bit of a hot-streak as a troublemaker; he kept trying to leave the island many-a-time, and would never listen to the authorities. Every time he would be brought back to his home, and would be kept in his room for a week.

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After every week of house arrest, Jeff would be right back at his antics. He's tried everything: from building a boat out of a mattress and many milk jugs; to trying to swim his way out in a fit of desperation and rage. Yet every time his attempts proved futile.

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One day, Jeff had had enough. Instead of attempting to escape this time, he went out and tried to find others who had the same desires as him. Those who were tired of living day in day out on the island, and those who wished to finally get out and explore the world that could be waiting for all of them.

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So Jeff went through the whole town, scouring the place to find anyone who would be on his side. Lucky for him, there was one other person who had similar goes to him; his name was Mark.

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Jeff and Mark gave each other their phone numbers and would text each other very frequently about ideas on how to get out, or how to recruit other people. After a few days, Mark told him about a "spot" he'd go to that seems ideal for a covert escape

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So Mark asked Jeff, "can i trust you?" and Jeff answered, "of course mark. we've been friends for like, three days. why would you not trust me."

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And so they set out on their journey to the spot, having given each of their parents fake excuses to where they're going. Mark starts explaining to Jeff that he had already gathered a community of people who want to escape. He only told Jeff just now as he was afraid Mark would rat him out.

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They're getting closer to the place, and Mark grips Jeff by the wrist and asks him a couple final questions: "Do you know how to build a boat?"
Jeff responds, "Yes. I do, why?"
Mark asks, "Do you know how to hack technology?"
and Jeff responds with, "... Yes. I do... How'd you know?"

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Mark had seen Jeff's work online. Jeff had hijacked very many pro-island websites in his past. He'd gained much notoriety because of it, yet his true identity was never unveiled as he had encrypted his information so well.

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Mark took a bit to think, and with a smirk, replied, "Oh I'm a fan of yours. Nothing much."

So with Mark knowing a bit of Jeff's repertoire, and with his newfound knowledge of Jeff's expertise in boatmaking, Mark finally brought him down the corridor to the spot.

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There were many scraps of metal and wood laying around the place. It didn't seem that Mark had cleaned the place in months, but that's perfectly fine. Jeff knew exactly what was what and, due to that, could piece together what he was planning on using to work with mark and get off this island once and for all.

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Jeff looked into Mark's eyes and said, "do you have any idea what all these parts do?"
Mark replied "Not really, but that's why I brought you here."
Jeff smiled and Mark smiled back, and thus, they went to work.

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Jeff gathered the materials, and Mark made the blueprints. A couple days passed, and they had a boat ready. Jeff was still working on his machine. It was a glorious contraption; made of spare brass and scrap lying around the place.

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Mark went up to Jeff one day after he'd finished sanding the hull and asked him, playfully, "what's this do?"
Jeff, with all the enthusiasm he could muster, replied gleefully, "oh this? It cloaks our location from the trackers around the island. If they can't see us, we can get out."

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After this exchange, Jeff tinkered a bit. Having been almost done with the machine for a couple days now, he's nearing the end. Mark had just finished making the boat, and all that was required was the power source (which had come beforehand), and Jeff's machinery.

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And after another day, it was time. Jeff affixed the wiring and power source to the boat, making sure no water could access it. Mark planned the route they would take with what little resources they had, and now all they had to do was push the boat out to sea.

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With the boat out to sea, Jeff looked at Mark, with stars in his eyes.
"Mark. Thank you for sticking with me, and thank you for helping me escape."
Mark looked back with an even more wistful look, putting his hands in Jeff's.
"You're welcome. And thank you for sticking with me. Without you I wouldn't have been able to do all this.

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Jeff and Mark looked in each other's eyes for a long time. Hand-in-hand, they made the final push out to sea, and hopped in the boat. Off they were, in the open sea. The cloaking device activated, and they were finally free.

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After an hour or so of silence, Mark finally broke the ice.

"Jeff, I didn't want to say it at first, but... I feel I've grown as a person because of you. I was a loner, and never talked to anyone much before this. Thank you."

And Jeff had something to say to Mark as well.

"Thank you, too. I was in the same situation as you for the longest time, and seeing someone with the same mindset as me really helped me come out of my shell."

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And so, they both lived happily ever after. They found a new, more welcoming island. The inhabitants were friendly, and as Mark and Jeff adjusted to their new life, they grew closer to each other as friends. Maybe even more than just friends, if you wish to infer that.