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Mar 18

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HISTORY

A Once Beautiful City

The futility of war

A young girl walks between two blocks of derelict buildings in a war-torn zone — Photo by Jordy Meow on Unsplash

Carcasses of burnt-out vehicles litter the disembowelled streets of a once beautiful city. Armed men close in, circling, like a pack of wolves. The arid desert air is thick with the stench of fear as their cold-blooded stealth floods the streets and alleyways with hatred.

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Rosy Gee

Rosy Gee

A Legal Assistant trying to break free & become a full-time novelist. Serialising ‘The Mysterious Disappearance of Marsha Boden’ at rosygee.substack.com

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