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A German rocket strikes London, and five young lives are atomised in an instant. November 1944. That rocket never lands.A single second in time is altered, and five young lives go on - to experience all the unimaginable changes of the twentieth century. Because maybe there are always other futures....
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A German rocket strikes London, and five young lives are atomised in an instant. November 1944. That rocket never lands.
A single second in time is altered, and five young lives go on - to experience all the unimaginable changes of the twentieth century. Because maybe there are always other futures. Other chances.
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