The Rusty Ruins were the remains of an old city, a hulking reminder of back when there'd been way too many people, and everyone was incredibly stupid. And ugly.

Scott Westerfeld
The Rusty Ruins were the remains of an old city,...
The Rusty Ruins were the remains of an old city,...
The Rusty Ruins were the remains of an old city,...
The Rusty Ruins were the remains of an old city,...
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The Rusty Ruins were the remains of an old city, a hulking reminder of back when there'd been way too many people, and everyone was incredibly stupid. And ugly. The Rusty Ruins, or “The Ruins” as they were commonly referred to by the children who lived there, were a city in the middle of nowhere. They lived in a small town called The Hammer and Sickle where the only thing to do was work and pursue school.

They were so pointless, so unimportant that they lived in an old dilapidated building that looked like it had been built from rusty scraps. The only reason anyone lived in The Ruins was because their parents lived there or because they had been born there. In fact, many children born in The Ruins never moved from The Ruins until they were adults.

Source: Uglies

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