The Spy Who Loved Eveline – Excerpt No. 62

The three major players when Smythe went to sleep. The first block was formed under what was once known as the North American Treaty Organisation (NATO) minus a few countries that did not survive the transition. These mostly functioned as their namesake countries, granting the illusion of sovereignty despite centralised controls at the highest levels of their governments.

Square vintage-framed view of fog-choked Washington. Rust-orange haze hides the Capitol dome and Washington Monument; dead trees and debris line a broken street. Two figures in coats and rebreather masks stand in the foreground; more silhouettes walk toward the buildings. Surface world of the Western bloc: neglected capital, no living plants.

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