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Slowly, but surely, it made its way down the valley contaminating the water and forcing people to flee. Even the giant sycamores withered and died.
The first Washington of them all was completely destroyed — the people all poisoned by their own drinking water. Rock Mills and Castleton were forced to evacuate: The people of Remington prepared for the worst.
Today, June 21, 2084, the Russians announced they were thinking of destroying their entire Nuclear arsenal; they no longer need them. A monster called development has destroyed the United States.
JOHN CLARK, JR.
Harris Hollow
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