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Where there was supposed to be a village, there was no village. Instead, I stared at rows of burnt-out

husks that used to be a village. Cracked pottery and scorched blankets and animal hides littered

the ground outside and around each hut or house or whatever. Other stuff was strewn about,

half covered in snow. What there definitely wasn't were villagers. That didn't make Martin too

happy. What the ever-loving fuck, Noel?

Martin snapped at me.

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