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She pulled out her phone, and noticed there was a network available. Clara cocked a brow, unsure on how this was possible, unless there was something here. While the signal was weak, the name itself served as a clue: FALLEN ANGEL
“Like that’s a coincidence,” Clara said.
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“You’d think that meeting at a popular park would be just as effective,” Clara mused.
Unless the individual knew a hell of a lot more about what was going on than Clara suspected. These types of precautions were an old friend of hers during the Great War.
She circled the hill and went down nearer to the water. The water was cool, and she momentarily considered kicking off her shoes and getting out of the oppressive afternoon sun.
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“What am I looking at?” Clara repeated to break the monotony.
This place must have served as farmland, and rivers back in the day were invaluable. To her left, she spotted the remains of a grain silo. In spite of having been abandoned for years, it stood tall and would for the foreseeable future. Just ahead, nearly swallowed by the woods, she spotted a small hill. Except that the top was unnaturally flat. There was something there at one point.
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“What am I looking at?” Clara asked.
The last couple of kilometres to her destination was a new subdivision. First the houses were well established, paved streets, young trees, grass, and a car in most driveways. That changed as she neared her goal, properties she encountered further on needed work. Some featured beautiful homes surrounded by dried mud. Eventually the buildings themselves were in various states of completion.
Now she walked along what would be a street without any houses on it. The sites were marked, indicating that they would one day see a home with families and children. For the moment it was desolate and Clara enjoyed the slower pace.
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Clara remembered skimming over the local newspapers twice daily to get an idea on what was going on. In places like this, murders were not all that common, and were never burried. Major accidents, fires, or unexpected deaths were also covered in detail. If one newspaper did not report on a situation, another would be sure to.
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