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It has been a difficult year so at first glance I may not have much to be thankful for. My mother was diagnosed with cancer and passed on May 26th, my nephew wa so devastated at the loss of his grandmother that he hit a rough patch and went into a deep depression. Then 4 weeks ago their house (meaning my nephews) burned down and they lost everything. One would think having a year like that would leave little to be thankful for but I've come to the conclusion that is not the case. This year I am thankful that my mother passed. It brought the family much closer together and although she is gone and terribly missed, we are a tighter stronger family for having made it through her illness by her side. We will always miss her but we will miss her together. I'm thankful that my nephews house burned down. This woke my nephew up from his horrible depression and reminded him there is still a world out there and he was needed in it. He was able to have a fund raiser with his friends and all they lost - and a bit more - was given back whole and new. He has a new spirit now and a fresh outlook on life. It's really simple to look at what we've suffered through and say there is nothing to be thankful for, but if you look closely you will find that's not true. Being thankful for everything in my life this year, all I have and all I will miss. And thankful for this game to fill in the boring hours when I don't have anything to do..... happy Thanksgiving all!
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i dont understand ! how is working?
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How do I sit and write some foolishness after reading Knutly's entry? Spoken from the heart and with great insight. the piece was inspiring. Bless you and your family, Knutly. Happy Thanksgiving.
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Thankful to the way of the settler, able to make my own way.
Thankful for the blessing of a bountiful land.
Thankful for the strength of a courageous, numerous, and swift army that is wiping out the bandit infestation.
Thankful for the wisdom to lead them to prosperity, serenity, and a harmonious way of life.
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Thank you for my wonderful guild and all the members in it! Thank you for the recent Halloween event that gave me two silos and a school!
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Thankful that the game hasnt crashed and that gem sales happen and that BB's keep doing these contests
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Little Tim watches outside eagerly awaiting his father. praying and praying he is one of the lucky men that get to return from the very many wars there island has fought and won. Wars seem to run extreamly frequently on there little island. The mayor of this island seems to want to loot every opposing force that may show its face. He doesnt even take the time to think about the settlers or how they feel. How every single family is affected. The Mayor forces the settlers to increase the production of every possible thing to make more room for settlers, to build more, and most importantly in his eyes, to create the most dominating army anybody has ever seen. Copper ore should be overflowing with how much is being produced but it turns straight to bronze bars and then to either tools or bronze swords for the newly trained recruits to use, (hopefully very well might I add.) From the dominating army the mayor has created it is garunteed that we will win yet another war, yet it is never garunteed who comes home, except the generals of course. Tims dad lost his job as an iron mine worker. It was expected by the way the mayor was producing iron and iron swords. There isnt a high enough demand for it. I mean the mayor thought there was going to be. He set up a massive mine that has to have nearly 20,000 iron ore hiding inside, but he even took all the workers out of there. maybe once in a blue moon will he add a job or 2 to create more iron ore, but not for a while now it looks like. So, Dave, (Tims dad), worked on the wells that kept coming in for a while, but he was always gone and he wasnt making enough money to support his family as he wanted to. They mayor put out a notice for a new pay system for people joining the military. Just the bonus alone would set his family nicely, yet there was a contract that he had to sign, which means after the bonus, there is no turning back.
Tim sits down at the dining room table and says a quiet prayer to himself.
"Dear Lord, please let my dad return this time. I dont know what I would do without him. He is my everything. He is teaching me how to be a man and support my family when I grow up. This would be the best holiday gift a boy could ask for."
Soon after finishing his prayer there was a lot of commotion outside. Usually this means that our warriors arrive back in victory. As it was, Tim runs outside looking all over for his father. He cant seem to spot him though. He looks through all the recruits and he fails to see his father. Tim falls to his knees bursting in tears, certain taht his father has passed in this last war he was in. He turns his back on the rest of the forces entering back onto the island.
"Tim!!!! Where are you going? I have been dying to see you!!!" Exclaimes his father Dave.
Tim turns around and notices a huge perfectly shaped bow on his back, and it looks like it takes a differant kind of arrow, as well as it looks extreamly powerful. Its a crossbow!!! At this time Tim is stunned because to be promoted it takes years or great connections, which Dave has neither of.
"DADDY!!!! How, how did you get promoted?" Tim sniffles getting his composure back.
"I was a better shot then all the bowmen, and longbowmen. I became the first crossbowmen this island had. I am the most valued asset to our military so far!!! I also have news that I am not allowed to announce. We are having an island meeting by the mayors house for my news to be announced though."
All the families gather to the mayors house to see what this big announcement is supposed to be. Evilviper stands at the podium and jestures for everybody to become silent.
"I want to make a grand announcement to all of you!!!" Exclaimes Evilviper in his commanding voice. "It is the holidays!!! Why should we stop doing as we are doing?? Why should we not increase production even more? Why should we not run into battle even faster when nobody will be prepared?? Why should we stop our grand island from prospering??
The crowd looks around, extreamly displeased with what they are hearing. You can hear alot of uncomfortable shuffling going on in the massive croud.
"Does anybody have a good answer for me?" States Evilviper
The crowed refuses to answer. Its not because they are scared of Evilviper, its because he has created as close to a utopia as possible at this time, and the people as a whole like the outcome of everything. They like having the money to not have to worry about anything, they like having the jobs that he is willing on giving. The love not having to worry about food. Yet they all understand that it takes sacrifice to get the grand lives that they have.
Becoming impatiant with the crowd Evilviper answers his own question. "BECAUSE ITS THE HOLIDAYS!!! We have worked our tails off for years, never taking a break. We have enough food to last us years. We have enough resources to last us years. We have enough weapons to stop production for at least a year and still survive. And, last but not least, we have proven over and over again that we are the most dominating force anybody has EVER seen!!! Producion will dwindle!!! Wars?? Wars will stop all together until we have a great need for them again. Yet, pay will never stop. This is our islands time to celibrate, and to celebrate even more, I have spent a bit of my own money to help us through the holidays!!!"
Evilviper pulls a huge sheet off of 3 buildings that were sitting there. 2 buildings show a shining blue gem on them that sparkles in the sunlight and another is a massive mine. The mine has a huge stock of copper ore on the outside of it.
"I have bought us 2 gem pits. This will make it so we can get more people to our island, refill our mines, hire more explorers, and possibly even another veteran general. We can even tarraform even more and make it so we can have even more buildings on our island!!! I have purchased 1 endless copper mine!!! This building is a level 5 building!!! It will stay double producing all the time so we can take pressure off of our copper miners!! They wont have to produce nearly as much as I have made them in the past. Enjoy the holidays and enjoy your families!!! Oh, one last thing...for all of your hard work...here is 650 of Aunt Irma's famous gift baskets!!! Enjoy!!!"
The crowd roars from the grand announcement. Nobody expected this day to come so soon. They have all worked so hard for it.
Tim runs home with his dad and straight up to his room. He gets on his knees and bows his head.
"Dear Lord, you have blessed this family with more then I could have dreamed. Our whole family is going to have a great holiday and a long break. We are going to be able to spend time with eachother without having to worry so much about work or war. You have helped my dad with his promotion, now I know he will always return from these wars he has to go on, yet you have also stopped us from going out on wars!! Thank you so much Lord. I couldnt be more thankful for You, our mayor, or my family Lord.
Later that day, Tims family enjoys there massive turkey dinner with all there friends and family, without a worry on there mind except eating too much.
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A POEM TO OUR MAYOR FROM HER LOYAL SETTLERS!!
We are Thankful for all our fields,
And all the food that they yield!
From farms to cooking plants,
to resources filled mountains so tall,
We are Thankful for one,
We are Thankful for all.
We are Thankful for all the trees,
And We are Thankful for each,
Fish in the wide open seas.
We are Thankful for all that we can do,
But most of all....
We are Thankful for a Mayor like YOU!!!
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