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THE FIRST YEAR
In the twelve months after landing on a deserted transport pad outside of Charlottesville, in the former State of Virginia, Raul's group rented two houses and went about blending in with the community. Gretchen, Rollie, and Easton occupied one house, posing as a married couple and the wife's father. Raul, Milkweed, and Murphy lived in the other house. As they became known among the general population, most people believed these three were homosexual lovers. Milkweed's appearance and a little play acting by Raul and Murphy reinforced this belief.
Raul developed a fictitious background for each group member. Each history was well thought out and believable. No one questioned who these strangers were and where they’d come from. Their first two weeks were spent learning an
