A New Kind of Ruin
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In the urban aspect, buildings are crumbling. The skyscrapers are littered with stray plants and broken windows. Graffiti remains from when law was first in shambles and people didn't realize how serious it was. Large pieces of sidewalk are missing. Where did they go? Idk. ominous stains litter the remaining sidewalk. Variations of dried blood, among other things. The roads are littered with potholes and abandoned cars, most of them rusted out, some with broken windows. Even a few with people in them. Shudder.
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