Pineville, a historic refuge
Part 24: The Sack of Mexico Plantation
By Warner M.Warner@TheColumMboinatSgtoarm.coemry
      The war rolled on; and many a friend And kinsman,whom he helped to send Their homes and country to defend, Home ne'er returned. What harder lot could now befall!
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The Amazing Eurasian Odyssey
as told by characters Matthew Garrick and Stephen Williams Part 9: The Imperial City, Part 1
      Two days on a train is not nearly as bad as one might imagine it to be, especially when one is a hard sleeper. Switching from the Vietnamese train to the Chinese train at the border was like night and day. The Vietnamese train was, dirty and old. The Chinese train was surprisingly gorgeous, clean, carpeted...
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