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Settlements

How, Why & Where: Humans settled some harsh places

Eleanor Konik
May 31, 2021
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I'm still working on that short story where the protagonists are going to escape from the control of a corrupt priesthood to found a colony, so I did a little digging into foundation stories and quirky historic settlements for inspiration.

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