Towards Freedom
The shadow arrived suddenly and stretched, slowly engulfing the city streets. Darkness can do all kinds of things to the human brain and body. It can increase our propensity to lie, to deceive, to make mistakes and even see things that may not be there but as this grey-blue shadow continued its slow sprawl, the community stepped on to the darkened streets and smiled. Days prior the city had been abuzz. Only three sleeps until huge ships arrived. It was rumoured their billowing funnels were the size of small countries, wide enough to block the sea and tall enough to block the sun. Flyers had been printed and plastered in each community enough times to supply each inhabitant with multiple copies. The flyers flickered in the wind commanding attention. The lead lines differed but the block letters at the bottom read the same:
