These Stranded Teens Lived A Real Life 'Lord of the Flies'

Inhabiting the Island

The last indigenous people of ‘Ata had left in 1863, making this island completely empty. It's no wonder why it was never repopulated, the rocky shores made it pretty uninhabitable. In over 100 years, no one aside from the boys stepped foot on the land. They had to start from ground zero and work their way up. They had to work fast too, summer was right around the corner. 

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