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    The Cleansing
    The Cleansing
    The Cleansing
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    The Cleansing

    By Steven Green

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    As the world falls into chaos, a group of boy scout families heads to the mountains to try and salvage the only civilization that they know. While there, their spiritual leader discovers that to truly overcome the hatred that has engulfed their lives, they must face their prejudices and learn to look past the outward appearances of others and lo

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGotham Books
    Release dateJul 22, 2022
    ISBN9781956349252
    The Cleansing
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    Steven Green

    I am an AMATEUR LINGUIST and an AMATEUR CRYPTOGRAPHER. There are no schools that you can go to and learn what I have learned over the last 35 years. My qualifications are my discoveries which are many. I currently have four e books to my credit. The first one is: "The Actual Naming of the JFK Assassins". The second one is: "How Mark Twain Invented Ideas from his Names". The third book is: "How Jesus Christ was Invented". The fourth one is: "Some Linguists are Liars".All of my books are from original research carried out in secret for about 35 years. Now, that I am near the end of my life I have decided to publish my discoveries and contribute to the greater good of our society. The dictionary (Some Linguists are Liars) is important because it proves that the letters of the alphabet were perceived by Roman Catholic monks as PICTURES. You're going to be in a state of shock when you read the JFK book, because I really do name the assassins and I do prove conspiracy.

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      The Cleansing - Steven Green

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      The Cleansing

      S T E V E N G R E E N

      Gotham Books

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      © 2022 Steven Green. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by Gotham Books (July 22, 2022)

      ISBN: 978-1-956349-24-5 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-956349-25-2 (e)

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      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Dedicated to:

      My friends and family who I

      subjected to multiple readings.

      B.S.A 653

      Chapter 1

      Are we there yet?

      It was a question asked a hundred times in the past week. It had become part of a never ending game between the kids and the adults.

      About another hour was the reply.

      Tom whispered to John Aren’t you tired of this game yet? John new that this time it was different, this time, it was true.

      Dave, follow the creek another quarter mile and you will come to a feeder stream. Take that stream and follow it until you come to a clearing. We’ll camp there. Everybody, stay in the stream the rest of the way. I’ll bring up the rear.

      Everyone stepped into the stream from the same large rock as they had done all week.

      John stayed back until the last person got in. Then, he started erasing the tracks as he had done so many times before. Only this time, it was different. This time it meant the difference between life and death. If anyone was following their trail, he needed them to get lost here. He walked back down the trail a little way and started. First, he made it look like they entered the stream and exited the other side. Then he slowly and meticulously erased the trail that they did take. John knew that a real tracker would still be able to follow them but he was counting on the fact that most of them were common folks and not experienced hunters.

      Who would have figured that six weeks ago everyone here was just an average American who busied their lives with day to day living. Then, the unthinkable. A terrorist plot two years in the making. It was simple by design, cruel by intention and it grew like a wildfire in a tinder dry climate. The plan, eliminate the white man from the earth. The timing, Sept. 11, the anniversary of the trade center attack. The soldiers, all the oppressed people in America who blamed the white man for their troubles. Al Queida had sent messengers to all the leaders. They enlisted help from the Indians, blacks, Mexicans, middle easterners, and anyone else they thought might be sympathetic to their cause. The timing was perfect. America was in the midst of an economic recession that had lasted for almost six years. First, they blamed the Republicans for the problems. Then, they blamed all white man for the problems and like a farmer, they planted the seed of rebellion and waited. They waited until the time was right to harvest.

      When the American government found out that the threat was verifiable and real, they decided to keep it quiet and not let the general public know. no sense in causing a panic. The military can defend the public if this does happen What they didn’t count on was the vast numbers of oppressed people in the service siding against America.

      The rumor had been around for a couple of years but was always dismissed as just that, a rumor.

      Only when the government finally verified the threat did they alert the necessary people on a need to know basis. The media was kept in the dark along with the general population. The only people who knew were the military, national guard, and the state police. The local police were simply told that something might happen in the near future.

      Mark was a lieutenant in the state police in charge of the gang unit. He was briefed to the possibility of certain events by the governor and sworn to secrecy. Mark had a hard time comprehending the severity of the situation at first but once it sunk in, he knew he had to act. He decided to gather a group of families to escape the madness. He chose those whom he thought would have the best chance of survival.

      It was decided to keep the group small and select. We invited those individuals whom we could count on to be strong and loyal. They also needed to have certain skill set that would come in handy.

      All in all, we gathered up seven families with a total of thirty six people. We had four men with construction backgrounds, three hunters, two farmers, one doctor, and one cook. The women were equally talented. We had two with teaching skills, two nurses, one cook, one angler, and one seamstress. Five of the men and two of the women also had prior military experience. The children all ranged from eighteen down to four with seven girls and fourteen boys. The one common thread between all these families was that all the boys were boy scouts.

      Four weeks of hurried preparations and secret meetings. It was during those meetings that everything was decided on what to bring and what not to bring. They chose what hand tools they would need and what kind of seeds to bring. They chose which clothes and shoes to bring. They selected specific books and manuals that they thought they would need. They discussed what else they should bring. How much food and what types to pack. They also packed other useful items like rope, tarps, fire starters, cooking supplies. Everybody made suggestions on what to bring and what not to bring.

      Everyone was well aware that everything that they brought, they would have to carry to wherever they were going. They made lists and checked them twice. They knew that there was no return. Then, they packed. Most of them packed their cars in secret. Many did it inside the garage with the door down.

      And as they packed their cars, they prayed. They prayed that all this was for nothing and that the whole scenario would not come to pass.

      On the morning of Sept. 11, the air was filled with the sounds of gunfire. Sporadic at first, it soon grew in frequency and intensity. Everyone met in the church parking lot. The families were divided into separate cars to minimize the risk to any one family. Everyone had armed themselves with weapons for protection but most were not sure that they could actually take a life. The wives were assigned the duty of driving while the men and the oldest boys were assigned the job of protection.

      Their task was simple. Shoot if needed but shoot to kill. There was no mistaking the simple fact that their very lives were in the balance.

      John, they’re stopping the cars at the end of the street.

      Go around them, for God’s sake, don’t stop.

      Floor it now!

      Everyone, follow our lead.

      Susan pressed hard on the accelerator of the truck. As the truck lurched forward, the rest of the vehicles followed. The big F-350 hit the front of the car blocking the road, throwing it into two other cars and opening up a path for the group to escape through.

      The next few moments were filled with gunfire as seven trucks and cars went speeding through the one thing preventing their escape, the road block. The people gave chase as the group sped away to freedom. The chase lasted about a half a mile until John shot out the radiator of their pursuers cars with his shotgun. The group drove another half mile up the road and stopped just over the crest to check for damage. Mike took his hunting rifle and shot down on the group of thugs who were running up the road.

      We need to get going. They’re still chasing us on foot.

      Mike fired a second round and two thugs fell to the ground.

      Anyone hurt?

      John, come quick. It’s Mary. She’s hurt pretty bad.

      By the time John got to Mary, they had moved her to the ground next to the car. John, did we make it?

      Yeah honey, we made it out safe.

      Is everyone OK?

      Yeah.

      I love you were the last words that Mary said to John before she died. Keep the kids away. I don’t want them to see their mom like this.

      John got up from

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