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    The protagonist finishes some work and checks their email late at night. After clicking a link, their computer screen goes black and they wake up in a jungle. A feral woman named Jane demands their name and leads them on a quest to collect bananas to reach the next level of a video game. They work together to dodge dangerous plants and animals to find the bananas. When collecting the last banana, the protagonist vaults toward the maze's center and everything goes black again. They wake to find it was all a dream, though a banana in their kitchen makes them question if it was real.

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    The protagonist finishes some work and checks their email late at night. After clicking a link, their computer screen goes black and they wake up in a jungle. A feral woman named Jane demands their name and leads them on a quest to collect bananas to reach the next level of a video game. They work together to dodge dangerous plants and animals to find the bananas. When collecting the last banana, the protagonist vaults toward the maze's center and everything goes black again. They wake to find it was all a dream, though a banana in their kitchen makes them question if it was real.

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    The protagonist finishes some work and checks their email late at night. After clicking a link, their computer screen goes black and they wake up in a jungle. A feral woman named Jane demands their name and leads them on a quest to collect bananas to reach the next level of a video game. They work together to dodge dangerous plants and animals to find the bananas. When collecting the last banana, the protagonist vaults toward the maze's center and everything goes black again. They wake to find it was all a dream, though a banana in their kitchen makes them question if it was real.

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    The protagonist finishes some work and checks their email late at night. After clicking a link, their computer screen goes black and they wake up in a jungle. A feral woman named Jane demands their name and leads them on a quest to collect bananas to reach the next level of a video game. They work together to dodge dangerous plants and animals to find the bananas. When collecting the last banana, the protagonist vaults toward the maze's center and everything goes black again. They wake to find it was all a dream, though a banana in their kitchen makes them question if it was real.

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    LEVELUP

    Breathing a sigh of relief, I closed the final book and clicked my


    pen. “Finally finished!” I mumbled to myself. I flipped open my
    laptop screen, wanting to check my emails one last time
    before bed. 11.17pm. The red digits of my alarm clock flashed at
    me urging me to close my eyes. An email pinged into my inbox,
    ‘Something to brighten up your marking!’. I clicked the link and
    waited impatiently as the blue bar crept to its finish line to
    show the page was fully loaded. 98%. 99%...a blinding flash of
    light. The screen went black.

    Creak…Crack! My body came to life with a jolt. With widened eyes I tried to make
    sense of my surroundings. Emerald leaves tickled my skin. A pungent scent snuck up
    my nostrils and made my eyes water. From above me, the sun’s rays danced on my
    pale skin sneaking between the arms of the tall trees. Another creak…followed by a
    crack! Whatever had been holding me up suddenly gave way, sending me plummeting
    downwards. Flailing my arms frantically, I tried to grab onto something. Anything!
    Just then my hands managed to grasp a long rope that snaked down the side of the
    tree trunk. My freefalling was interrupted as the rope fully extended. My body buckled
    as the rope pulled taut, leaving me dangling like a spider on a web. I held on as tightly
    as I could, panting for breath. Out of the corner of my eye I spied a second rope. As I
    reached out for it, a shadowy figure scuttled down from above, stopping right in front
    of my face.

    “Name. Now!” demanded the stranger, as I tried to make sense of her feral
    appearance. Wide brown eyes. Matted hair, which looked as though it hadn’t been
    washed in years. Clothes made of animal skins and tied together with rope. Who was
    this person and where on earth was I?

    An impatient cough drew me out of my thoughts and I suddenly realised I hadn’t


    spoken yet. I croaked out my name and was told to follow. Not really having any other
    option, I complied. The jungle was hot and damp, with a sweet smell hanging in the air
    that reminded me of passion fruit. Below my feet, the leaves squelched and the
    bushes to my right and left seemed to be alive with activity, rustling and humming to
    themselves. On the path up ahead I could see something floating in the air, it bounced
    up and down and as we approached. I squinted my eyes to try to make sense of it.

    With my heart beating hard in my chest, I managed to splutter out the words, “How
    can this be happening?!” My new guide simply glanced back at me and then broke into
    a run towards the jumping creature, who was so familiar to me. She soared high into

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    LEVELUP
    With my heart beating hard in my chest, I managed to splutter out the words, “How
    can this be happening?!” My new guide simply glanced back at me and then broke into
    a run towards the jumping creature, who was so familiar to me. She soared high into
    the sky, landing on the creature’s back. Momentarily stunned, the creature stood still.
    Breaking into a spin, the jungle woman moved closer again to the turtle, collided with
    him and he disappeared without a trace. At that very moment, the well-known phrase
    sounded; “One up! You’ve gained a life!”. There was no other explanation for it; I was in…
    a video game!

    “Me, Jane. We collect ten bananas, we get next level.” The jungle woman now
    had a name and she seemed to have taken me onto her team. Becoming
    increasingly amazed by the situation, whilst also being terrified, I quickened
    my pace to keep up and kept my eyes peeled for bananas.

    They weren’t easy to find in the midst of the dense forest, however, their bright colour
    did make them stand out somewhat. When I found one Jane gave me an encouraging
    pat on the back, even though she had found five so far. Two of the bananas had to be
    prized out of the hands of some angry monkeys, who Jane fought off in a similar
    fashion to which she’d gotten rid of the turtle.

    By the time we had collected nine bananas I was feeling confident in my abilities to be
    a video game character. I had managed to keep hold of all my lives and made what
    seemed like a perilous trek through a rainforest, which appeared to be trying to kill
    me. But as with any good game, the last task did not come easily…

    Swinging vine to vine we dodged the vicious plants. I used my


    parkour skills to escape the biting jaws, focused on my pursuit to
    get the last banana. “Watch out left!” Jane yelled to me as a plant
    caught me by surprise, nipping my t-shirt and ripping a chunk out
    of the back of it. I ducked. I dived. I darted. Finally I squeezed my
    eyes tightly together and vaulted towards the centre of the maze.
    My hand grazed against something but my body never landed.
    Everything went black.

    A cold shiver rattled through my body. I blinked unsurely as I tried to make sense of
    my surroundings once again. Beep! 11:18. The red digits of the clock flashed at me,
    almost seeming to wink this time. Just as I started to convince myself that I’d fallen
    asleep and dreamt the whole thing, I caught the unmistakable glimpse of the yellow
    fruit in my kitchen…

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