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People are unravelling—and Benjamin and John are no exception.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Gap\u003c\/em\u003e is a vivid portrait of the lead-up to Christmas; an unflinching, no-holds-barred look at what happens after the triple-zero call is made—the drugs, nightclubs, brothels, drunk rich kids, billionaires, domestic disputes, the elderly, emergency births, even a kidnapping. 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