There have been so many wars, in every country of the world. When the wars finish, the soldiers have to return home. But they are different men, and they return to a different world. War changes people.
This story is about a soldier from East Asia. War has changed him greatly. It is a sad
story, but in a strange way, also a happy one.
The long war was over, and the soldier was going home. His road home
was long and hard.
In the beginning, the soldier was not alone on the road. Many other soldiers were going home too, and for a long time they walked together, not speaking, just thinking about their homes at the end of the long road.
They walked across rice fields, past banana farms, along empty roads, through silent villages. No lights showed in the windows of the dark houses.
Nothing moved, only the soldiers and the wind in the trees.
After a while, each man took his own road home. One turned right and went up into the mountains. Another turned left, down to the sea and the fishing boats. Some soldiers followed the road to far cities; others followed the small roads into the hills. One by one, they went their different ways.
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