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Draft #2

For years known simply as "The Passage", this brick building was the grounds on which thousands of boys had their lives' fate decided. Before the Event tore apart the home civilizations on this land, boys would come here following their eighth birthday. Entrance into the building was an acceptance of the challenges that would ensue; each boy's experience was different, but all tests and trials met in the building were designed to exploit weaknesses and flaws in the person. After sufficient data is collected, the boy is sent on his way knowing his life's direction. While the original purpose of this was to assign occupation and role in society, the study of genealogy became more fervent. It was decided by leaders of old that these tests could provide the information needed to pair spouses and eventually develop a purer race. People were paired up with those who could balance out their weaknesses with their strengths; this was not a change that anyone was fond of but the Grandeur Elites, whose pure family line was dwindling. Historians cite the tensions that formed as a result of the spouse pairing as a factor in the start of rebellions and, more significantly, The Event.