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Children of the Underground
Pittsburg Post-Gazette (Pittsburg, PA)

For the complex account of the hidden network that shelters youngsters escaping from sexual or physical abuse at home — real or alleged — and from a judicial system perceived as unwilling or unable to help them.

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