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Destiny/fate

January 5, 2022

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Background: photo of a bright neon carnival at night. Foreground: Destiny/fate

Background: photo of a bright neon carnival at night. Foreground: Destiny/fate

Photo of a bright neon green carnival swing ride at night.

Photo of a bright concession stand at a carnival in the nighttime.

Photo of bright neon bumper cars at a carnival at night.

Photo of a bright neon carnival concession stand and Ferris wheel at night.

Photo of an old fortune telling machine at night called Zoltar Speaks. Foreground: "When will I die?"

Background: Photo of eerie dark and desaturated carnival. Foreground: Hand holding ticket from fortune telling machine reading, "Six years ago."

Photo of abandoned carnival concession stand during the day.

Photo of abandoned bumper car rides during the day.

Photo of rusty abandoned Ferris wheel during the day.

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Andrews, North Carolina, 2034. No bills, no bosses, no people. Things sure are different after the apocalypse. Daily life is a constant struggle for food, water, and shelter from the searing sun. A lone school teacher makes a discovery that could change the world and bring back "normal" for himself, but at what cost?

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