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Literature

The Boys - Prologue

Prologue: A Change of Pace Note: This chapter deals with discussion of suicide. Eagles was the worst city to live in, especially in the winter. The frigid air cloaked your time of death in mystery, the roads were slick with black ice, and to make matters worse, the grey skies stretched to infinity, causing every day to blend together in a ceaseless blob. None of it mattered to him, though. His hair wavered in the wind, his breath visible in the freezing atmosphere as he sat at the edge of the bridge out of the city. It was a nice view; the skyline was on his left, the countryside on his right, and the waters of the river below - calm as ever, despite the breeze above it. He'd found himself here more frequently than he'd like, especially during the winter months, but nobody really ever noticed him besides himself. Maybe today's the day, he thought to himself as he leaned forward, watching boats pass by underneath. He stood up, arms outstretched as the wind brushed by him - only to