DEADLANDS:
Raccoon City, Colorado

The strange old man fascinated them: his wrinkly and leathery skin, his ball-bearing grey eyes, his steady but ancient voice. They could not help but listen as he told his story...

"Sit down, children," he began, "and I'll tell you all about a far away place in a far away time..." The boys and girls gathered around his feet, eager for the old man's words...

"All settled? Good, then let's begin. The town was named Raccoon City, and it was the year of our lord 1875. That was when it all began..."

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