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"Just thinking about how much of this was just lines of code and heated arguments in a chat box not too long ago," Elena replied, gesturing to the village. "Remember that eighty-page thread on the optimal pitch for the rain-catchment roofs?"

Now, looking back at the shoreline, she marveled at what they had built in just two years. The Survivalists online

As the sun began to dip below the horizon, painting the sky in violent shades of purple and orange, Elena stood up and brushed off her pants. She walked back toward the village, leaving the restless sea behind. "Just thinking about how much of this was

"No," Marcus said, his smile fading slightly. "He stayed. Last I heard, his city was under a mandatory evacuation order after the grid went down for the third time that summer. I haven't seen him log on in six months." She walked back toward the village, leaving the