Passenger
A violin prodigy is pulled into a time-travel quest across centuries, hunted for a hidden object and a way home.
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Plot structure labels used: slow burn, gradual reveal, quest structure, mystery-driven, heist elements, action-adventure, twists and reversals, chain of events, high-stakes scavenger hunt, bittersweet ending
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