John William Barry is from a wealthy Seattle family; Neil Countryman is blue-collar Irish. They met at age sixteen through their love of the outdoors. After college, Neil is on the path of becoming a schoolteacher and family man, while John drops out of college and moves deep into the woods, convinced that it is the only way to live without hypocrisy. John enlists Neil's help in disappearing completely; and Neil is drawn into a web of secrets.
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