2040
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The year is 2040. 20 years ago, a meteorite hit Atlanta Georgia. nothing has been the same since. Peoples lives were changed forever. These are their stories.
This is not a social critique, it's the stress outlet of a research paper on desalination: the creation of drinking water from salt water. Meant to entertain, not to start political problems.
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