Aimless Journey
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Complete Thu, Jun 24, 2021<5 mins
Five years after the nuclear war, Earth is beyond recovering and may take a long time to be at what it was. The youth persist on his aimless journey. Will he stay lonely till his last breath?
Entry for SciFi contest "A Planet For Two"
24 June 2021
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postapocalypse
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