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Ginnel Betwixt Stone and divine, Division. Cutting you from me and them and us. Just us? Grit and grind. And spittle Ash, grime Me, them and us? Maybe Unjudged? Unjudging free.
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Veyra's Tragic Utopian Dream
The Rise of Arelf Honner and the Novans (1933–1936) In 1933, Arelf Honner becomes Chancellor of Veyra, a nation broken by the Treaty of Cernay. Instead of scapegoating or militarism, he launches the Novan Program: universal healthcare, modern housing, free education, and huge cultural investment. Within three years, unemployment vanishes, art and science flourish, and Veyra is wealthier than its neighbors Alberon and Froswick. The “Problem of the Good Example” (1937–1939) Workers in Alberon and Froswick begin demanding “Veyran-style reforms.” Strikes and protests erupt. Rather than admit their own failings, Alberon’s press accuses Honner of being a dangerous manipulator, secretly plotting domination. Diplomatic relations sour. By 1939, Alberon and Froswick sign a pact with other nervous powers to “contain the Veyran menace.” The War of Envy (1939–1942) In September 1939, without provocation, Alberon and Froswick declare war on Veyra. They claim it is to “protect Europe from subversion....