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Born to run audiobook by bruce springsteen, read by. Although he never speaks, there is something pure and supernatural about the boy that the powers of heaven want to protect and the powers of darkness want to destroy. Living in isolation in mexicos treacherous copper canyons, the tarahumara tribe has discovered secrets which enable them to run for hundreds of miles without stopping to rest. Zach and his sister piper are on the run, searching for their parents while protecting their little brother elijah.
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