easy town books // book 4, building // DAY 17, AN UNHAPPY MORNING, ANOTHER MARCH, BACK IN PARLIAMENT, A SCOTTISH MP ON ISLANDS & TREASURES, book 4, building // 15 March // || days 17-13 || 15-19 March || Pushing || While all campaigns had their second day off, the…
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easy town books // book 4, building // DAY 18, FUCKING DIRT and MORE UPROAR // 14 March // This night Alice got a little more sleep, (18) but she could have done with a better headline than the one Leo brought with the morning tea. I WANT FUCKING DIRT…
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easy town books // book 4, building // DAY 19, add-on: STRESS FACTORS, TOURISM, WHAT ACTION TO TAKE? This is a report by a fictional independent journalist, and addition to the main day 19 chapter. // 13 March // STRESS FACTORS LONGEVITY CAMPAIGN, yesterday. A report. The longevity campaign hit…
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easy town books // book 4, building // DAY 19, TAKING A DEEP BREATH, PROTESTS, POLITICIANS, COEXISTING WITH NATURE, REGIONAL MAYORS, EMPOWERMENT, IMMIGRATION // 13 March // Some hours later, Alice found her room on the first floor, slipped into the large fourposter, (19) and a few hours later she…
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easy town books // book 4, building // DAY 20, AT JELLYBRIDGE, TOWN PLANNING, UNDERGROUND TOWN & TRANSPORT This is the second part of day 20, the first part can be found at the end of the previous chapter > // 12 March // || days 20-18 || March, 12-14…
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easy town books // book 4, building // DAY 21/20, BODY LOVE, EDUCATION, TRUE POWER IS IN CREATION, CRAFTS DAY, CONNECTIONS DAY and the first part of day 20 // 11/12 March // The next day, Skye (care) made the headlines again and was quoted with: ‘Body love. The problem…
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easy town books // book 4, building // DAY 22, MEDICINE, TECH, LAW, WAR & NARRATIVES // 10 March // At twenty minutes past five in the morning, Emine got the message that the lawsuits had been withdrawn without a comment, and a paper wrote: Can someone press pause on…
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easy town books // book 4, building // DAY 23, TEETH WELFARE & YOUR POWERS // 9 March // By the next morning, however, it was Skye who made the headlines. ‘Teeth welfare tells it all,’ says Skye Mattis, head of the town project’s Care Team, speaking at a hospital,…
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easy town books // book 4, building // DAY 24, MILLIONAIRES BOOT CAMP, NO PLASTIC DAY & THE HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT // 8 March // Around half past four, the next morning, on the ground floor of the Back House, a bleary eyed Andy opened his front door to let…
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easy town books // book 4, building // DAY 25, A RADIO SHOW WITH SURPRISES, and the mayor of London, again // 7 March // The next morning, the Campaigns & Negotiations Team focused on writing their upcoming speeches. After some hours, Skye (care) said. ‘Isn’t today supposed to be…
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easy town books // book 4, building // DAY 26, ATTACKS & PING PONG // 6 March // The next morning, Any, head of THE, called Alice. ‘Tensions are rising,’ Any said to her. ‘Nearly a hundred politicians are calling for you to be questioned publicly.’ Alice frowned. ‘And afterwards…
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easy town books // book 4, building // DAY 27, KIDS HOUR, THE QUEEN, THE MAYOR OF LONDON & a CRISIS // 5 March // The next morning, Troy’s comic WHY AUTONOMY MATTERS (not just for our town experiment) made waves in the press and on social media. Meanwhile, in…
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easy town books // book 4, building // DAY 28, THE PRIME MINISTER, HONESTY, TROUBLE & a PARTY // 4 March // The next morning, Alice was called to an unofficial meeting with the prime minister. The prime minister greeted Alice with a smile and said: ‘Ms Adler, thank you…
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easy town books // book 4, building // DAY 29, FACES, FEET and the MAYOR OF LONDON // 3 March // The next morning at six, Alice talked with Any, the head of THE, via a video call. ‘We’ve doubled security on all your lawyers and their families,’ Any said.…
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easy town books // book 4, building // DAY 30, LAWSUITS, NARRATIVES & SIMULATIONS // 2 March // || days 30-20 || 2-12 March || Campaigns, speeches & reactions || (30) 5:30, studio 3, workout. ‘I was surprised to hear you’re back,’ Alice said, smiling. ‘I promised to return in…
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easy town books // book 4, building // DAY 31, JELLYBRIDGE & CAMPAIGNS // 1 March // The next morning, one newspaper’s headline read: This much noise for a single town? ‘Yes!’ says Skye Mattis. ‘Because this town can do the groundwork for the future of all other towns and…
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easy town books // book 4, building // DAY 32, THE JELLYBRIDGE ESTATE // 28 February // || days 32-31 || 28 February – 1 March || Jellybridge Estate || Most of the Jellybridge Estate woke to a veil of clouds so thin that the sun shone through. The air…
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easy town books // book 4, building // DAY 33, RUMOURS // 27 February // The next day, the frequent-speakers group, consisting of Alice, Navarro, Robin and Heather, had just finished their voice training practice with Jack when rumours reached the team that some companies were fidgeting over the question…
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easy town books // book 4, building // DAY 34, PARTY REACTIONS // 26 February // The next morning greeted the project team with headlines like: Town project brings homeless man to business party // Indian cock woman, personal assistant to Alice Adler // Will Jack Harris be the star…
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easy town books // book 4, building // DAY 35, MEETINGS & A PARTY // 25 February // Thanks to Rohana, Alice had presents for Davie and Henry, a voucher for a new dot.overall for Henry, and for Davie a pair of rubber boots and an overall he could wear…
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easy town books // book 4, building // DAY 36, PRESS CONFERENCE & FIRST INTERACTIONS // 24 February // || days 36-33 || 24-27 February || Press conference & first interactions || The town project broke its silence at seven o’clock in the morning with the first ripples news live…
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easy town books // book 4, building // DAY 37, REACTIONS // 23 February // The next morning, Dennie (security) read aloud: ‘“Queen blackmailed?”’ Chuckling, he looked up from a press folder, some hundred and fifty of which had been waiting for the Campaigns & Negotiations Team. ‘I’ve got: “Queen…
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easy town books // book 4, building // DAY 38, SECLUSION // 22 February // || days 38-37 || 22-23 February || Seclusion & Preparations || ‘What does the government need to agree to?’ Emine (lawyer) asked the next evening when the team were back at the conference table after…
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easy town books // book 4, building // DAY 39, THE STARTING LINE // 21 February // || day 39 || 21 February || THE STARTING LINE || The Campaigns & Negotiations Team met at six o’clock in studio 2. ‘Good morning, everyone,’ Alice said, standing at the centre of…
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easy town books // book 4, building // BREATHE // 17 February // Alice took a deep breath in and, counting, a slow breath out, passing ten, passing twenty, thirty, bending forward to squeeze out more air, fighting to keep exhaling, reaching thirty-nine — and taking a deep breath in.It could…
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easy town books // book 4, building // PRELUDE // 17 February // ‘DEAD,’ Megan called against the storm and rose to her feet.Anthony nodded as another gust of wind unbalanced him, and he noticed that more people came running towards them. Megan saw them, too. ‘STAY AWAY! YOU FOOLS!’ she…
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