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The Impartial Laws of Nature (Quicksand | F | Grim | 30m) Highschool senior Shawn Parker knows he’s the class misfit. Biology teacher Abigail Moreno wants to help him thrive. When an extra credit assignment leads them into the diverse ecosystem of Briarwood Bog, they learn that to underestimate the laws of nature comes with a high price.  * * * “The mistake we often make in our approach to nature is to assume we’re exempt from its methods. In many ways, we’ve evolved beyond the struggle for survival that has defined nature for as long as life has existed, but that doesn’t mean we’re immune to its laws.” I never cared for science class presentations. Not because I struggled to engage with the subject or found the topics of choice uninteresting, but because most of my classmates did. Standing at the front with my visual aids and notes exposed me to the symptoms of an audience I had lost before I even began–the glazed expressions, the slouching, the sighs.I tap a key and bring the