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MONTAGE – THE TERRIBLE CONFLICT IN STRADANYA

(Note: the Mediatrix’s narration is a voice-over to this montage.)

– A group of men and women, evidently hostages, kneeling with their hands bound behind their backs, being shot in their heads by riflemen.

MEDIATRIX (V.O.)

The conflict between Stradanya and its East Stradanian separatists is now entering its second decade. It has been marked by massacres, mass rape, the systematic destruction of cultural monuments and places of worship, and endless other atrocities. Over a million are believed to have died either directly in the conflict or through collateral hunger and epidemics it has unleashed. This conflict has served as a crucible of various communicable diseases and threatens now to draw in Stradanya’s more powerful neighbors, potentially creating a wider conflict or even a world war. It is imperative for the good of humanity that the conflict be brought to an end. I was created with a unique set of skills to help end the conflict.

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