Melanie CrowderThe villagers marked the time in two ways: before the swamp and after. What came before was good. And all that came after was not.
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The villagers marked the time in two ways: before the swamp and after. What came before was good. And all that came after was not.The time when the villagers were happy was when they lived in the village. They knew that they would have food to eat, a roof over their heads, and friends to play with.
But when they stepped out of the village, things changed. They no longer had any of these things. When they stepped out of their home for the first time, it hurt them because they thought that they would always be safe there.
But all along, it was only temporary.
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