{ ... }

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  “It's like they're resurrecting Thule.”  

  It gets dangerous to foster beliefs.  

  “As long as we're facing south, it doesn't matter,” said solidarity, with the luck of the Tens.  

  {in a pair of boots}  

  It was just the look of the Tens.  

  {in a pair of boots}  

  “Ain't none among the enemy,” said courage.  

  “Only a few more days of the Tens until they're all locked up anyway,” said one who was far from being a revolutionary.  “Draw on the elements when you get cold.”  

  {passing a lit smoke}  

  The single last lit smoke was passèd from hand to hand, and then went out.  

  A flare was shot from the horizon and a plume of luminous smoke trailèd behind it.  And then it went out.  The soldiers and 'cians in their respective barricade fortifications fell silent.  A silence fell over the entire city.  And then there was a shout.  

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