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The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party Part 3, Chapter 19

By M.T. Anderson

Part 3, Chapter 19

A short note, dated June 15, 1775, from Goring to his sister:
Nothing's going on.
Of course there are these small skirmishes that go on around them.
And at night, sometimes the Brits fire cannons for no apparent reason—it doesn't seem like the Brits have much of a strategy.
They'll wake up at night because there are rumors that the Brits are marching, but nothing actually happens; the Brits still sit over in Boston, doing nothing.
Goring feels low and fearful…

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