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It's the year 451 A.D. We're in the settlement of Toire in rural Gaul. Located 100 miles to the east

of Paris, Toire is normally a bustling little village. Thacked cottages, shops, one or two high-end

stone villas, a large church, the kind of place that Romans dream of retiring to. But today, it's

deserted. Bird song and the trickling of streams have replaced the clanking of the blacksmith's

handle. Then the wind picks up, bringing with it another sound, one that you dread to hear as a

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