As Above So Below
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Last published Sun, Jul 5, 2020
The people who survived the Great Calamity are scattered to the winds, barely aware of each other's existence. Some remain in their underground bunkers, blissfully unaware that anyone still lives above ground. Some retreated to the hills and mountains long ago where they are sustained by their off-grid low-impact lifestyles. Some were working on giant cargo ships in the ocean, unaware that their port cities were now 100 feet underwater. But what happens when a bunker kid makes contact with someone claiming to live up above, where she thought life was no longer possible? What happens when everyone's safety is threatened by an unknown group? And what did cause the Great Calamity 200 years ago? Join the road trip of a lifetime to find out.
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