World of Tomorrow
Many spoke no English and had no skills beyond sailing.
Thus abandoned, they’d cobbled together their makeshift shelters, with no fresh water, no sanitary facilities, little heat and little comfort. Drinking water had to be hauled in from a public pump located blocks away and firewood scrounged from nearby buildings and trash heaps. Though many attempted to grow crops, in the polluted ground, not much survived, leaving them dependent on the city’s poverty relief program, the Salvation Army, and the charity of nearby churches.
“Andrew?” Evelyn squeezed his hand to get his attention. “What are you thinking about?”
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