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{{quote|''They laid a highway a few years back |
{{quote|''They laid a highway a few years back |
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Next town over by the railroad track |
''Next town over by the railroad track |
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Some nights I'm glad it passed us by |
''Some nights I'm glad it passed us by |
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Some nights I sit and watch my home town die''|'''Tift Merritt''', "Laid a Highway"}} |
''Some nights I sit and watch my home town die''|'''Tift Merritt''', "Laid a Highway"}} |
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A town that has lost its main reason for existing, or the support systems it needs to thrive. As a result, it's losing its inhabitants far faster than they're replaced. If this continues to its logical end, this community will become a [[Ghost Town]]. |
A town that has lost its main reason for existing, or the support systems it needs to thrive. As a result, it's losing its inhabitants far faster than they're replaced. If this continues to its logical end, this community will become a [[Ghost Town]]. |
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== Anime & Manga == |
== Anime & Manga == |
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* In the first ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' novel, as well as an episode or two of the anime, there is the town with the man trying to make philosopher's stones out of the red water. |
* In the first ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' novel, as well as an episode or two of the anime, there is the town with the man trying to make philosopher's stones out of the red water. |
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