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Rubber & Bamboo

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A young, English merchant visits Saigon in the roaring twenties. 

The city is a hotbed of clashing ideologies: colonialism, communism, and for the merchant, the promise of romance. 

He has fallen for the 'songbird' Linette who is betrothed to Chastain, the gruff overseer of a plantation. 

However, as revolution foments, perhaps the real danger lies not in broken hearts.Public Domain

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Twelve Years Ago Today by MegaMace2

The United States. 2004. History isn't the same how it played out in our world, and a tyrannical government took over and shut off the country from the outside world 20 years ago. Revolutionaries hide in the shadows, slowly chipping away, hoping to return to the country they once knew. James is the son of two that went missing, and he's been kept in the dark until now.

Les Miserables Revolution by lesmis2012

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The city of love~ by agirliegirl_589

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I Want To Eat You Wholeheartedly cover

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Twelve Years Ago Today

The United States. 2004. History isn't the same how it played out in our world, and a tyrannical government took over and shut off the country from the outside world 20 years ago. Revolutionaries hide in the shadows, slowly chipping away, hoping to return to the country they once knew. James is the son of two that went missing, and he's been kept in the dark until now.