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A plane flew over the town, scaring resdents. A voice came over the intercom, telling everyone to go inside, which everyone obeyed, but then the people learned it was a new pilot, and that he would be released.
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His family has to take care of a newborn whose fate is unsure, named Gabe
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Jonas remembers the time he sees an apple change colour, and gets in trouble for taking it home
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At the choosing ceremony, Jonas is unsure of why he is not chosen, but learns he is to become the reciever of memory.
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Jonas goes to the givers house for the first time, meets him, and anticipates the pain he was told he would have to endure.
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Jonas experiences what it was like to sled in the snow.
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After days of training, the giver decides to give him his first painful memory, of a skier hitting a rock.
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Jonas learns about Rosemary, her release, and what happened after she died.
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The giver shows Jonas what truly happens when someone is released, and Jonas decides to save Gabriel.
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Jonas decides to leave, and decides to escape town with Gabriel.
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Jonas flees and evades capture, and then escapes into a forest.