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Chapter 33 - The Picture Frame
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2020-11-26 15:53:07The semi-concrete roads of the town were almost void of residents.
Lianne and Lenora passed from one store to another only to find that the stores were either closed for the day or the vendors were with the procession.
The town looked like it had gotten through the battery of time.
Some of the structures had cracks on the edges, some had their paint fading, and others covered by moss. When they reached the plaza of the town, Lianne saw a statue of the late king build in the center of the fountain. She cringed at the sight of it.
“This statue would become memorabilia soon enough, but never will this be brought down. His son wouldn’t allow it,” the princess whispered low whilst staring at the statue forty meters high.
The plaza constituted of a natural wide lake. It was surrounded by mainly red oak trees and pines that grow to high lengths.
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