My brother finds two women being dragged from their pony-chaise by attackers, with one slashing desperately with a whip.
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London's collapse is rendered with exacting, catastrophic calm.
Chapter 16 tracks London's evacuation as the city loses its shape hour by hour. Stations jam, the Thames clogs, roads fill up, and the police and railway systems give way.
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You want to hear a city lose its shape under pressure.
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