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How could we live?" she said. "Where could we live?"
It is not impossible," he said. "People used to live in the country."
But then there were houses."
There are the ruins of villages and towns now. On the clay lands they
are gone, of course. But they are still left on the grazing land,
because it does not pay the Food Company to remove them. I know
that--for certain. Besides, one sees them from the flying machines, you
know. Well, we might shelter in some one of these, and repair it with
our hands. Do you know, the thing is not so wild as it seems. Some of
the men who go out every day to look after the crops and herds might be
paid to bring us food...."
She stood in front of him. "How strange it would be if one really
could...."
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Why not?"
But no one dares."
That is no reason."
It would be--oh! it would be so romantic and strange. If only it were
possible."
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