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Requiem

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    The partly mummified remains of an ancient warrior, uncovered by one of the fierce dust storms that howl across the Bone Desert. No-one can tell who he was, what cause he was fighting for, or whether he fought willingly, but his presence attests to the fact that war predates recorded history.

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This reminds me of a reverse Ozymandias, where instead of a crumbled statue of a great egocentric tyrant it's the remains of a simple soldier who died with no glory or fame, sprawled in the sand exactly as he perished for a cause or war no one remembers. Very nice work as always