The quake

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They were silent. Even the children had stopped crying. They held on to each other, saying no word but his mind was tumultuous. It was hard to see your family dying and you could do nothing about it. He tried to hold them tighter as the vibration kept increasing while the heat  became more fierce. He let her go, gave the child he was holding to her then stood up. He climbed a fallen rock then saw a small passage into the garage. He dropped again and pulled her up, pulled off his shirt, tore it then put one of the babies on his back and tied him the rope he made from the shirt. Then held the second child with his right hand . “ Come on, climb here.” She climbed the rock, then he used his free hand to push her, complemented with her effort, she passed through the passage and got into t

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