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Looking into the sincerity of his eyes I said, "I love you!"

He pulled ainst his chest and for aback from him I said, "They'll come here now Without the Sea People to shoot their crafts down they'll overcome the monsters of the island and be here before you know it You can'tTolak They are evil and your people to the more than an exotic resource by which to exploit and use up till you're all gone!"

Tolak nodded and letting go he stood up and bellowed out coe that none of his people went unaffected by As one they peeled back from the beach and ran for their shelters as the events of this day finally woke them up to the reality that they weren't safe here anymore

Hours wore on as the whole coed behind in acco over the past several weeks since the order had been given to build them Already the provisions for the journey that Tolak's people would face were piled high on the beach

Standing within the dear little house that had been ed that my fairytale had come to an end Paradise wasn't so much Paradise anymore

Turning I left the view of the beach which even no native built log rafts being pushed down it and made ready to be plopped into the heavy surf and went to one of the s that faced the open ocean I didn't knohat lay out there and truly did it even o to flee fro even noolves to ravage the flocks of these gentle peace minded people

These invaders would spread out until their polluting touch had spoiled everything and everyone They'd send out drones with heat seeker devices and one by one capture the little flotillas of escaping people or terminate them where they found the on the part of theirbefore my eyes There would be no escape for Tolak's people, but what else could they do?

I felt Tolak's presence behindmy face into his chest as I relished the feel of his arh my sudden tears I whispered, "Could you ood about Paradise has been lost?"