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My name is __________ Joseph Cassavant and I have just returned to Frenchtown in Monument and the war is over and I have no face.

Francis

I am staying in the attic tenement in __________ three-decker on Third Street.

Mrs Belander's

The __________ is white and silk like the aviators wore in their airplanes back during the First World War.

scarf

The smell of burning wax and the fragrance of old incense fill the __________.

church

I also pray for the souls of my mother and father. When I was six my mother died giving birth to my brother __________, who lived only five and a half hours.

Raymond

Larry LaSalle was the __________ of the Wreck Centre and was popular among all the children.

hero

You were always so shy, I couldn't help __________ you.

teasing

Seated at the bar, I realize I am filled with a sense of __________ at the thought of being back in Frenchtown.

nostalgia

When I aim the gun at __________, my finger trembles on the trigger.

Larry LaSalle

The __________ from Larry's tenement can fill the air with the smell of pea soup.

kitchen

As I wait for news about __________, I think back to the old days at the Wreck Centre.

Nicole Renard

It's hard to imagine overcoming the __________ of war and simply returning to civilian life.

trauma

Nicole still carries the scent of __________ despite her new environment.

cabbage

Although I seek out information about Nicole, I am often reminded of the __________ that occurred at the Wreck Centre.

tragedy

In the face of adversity, all I can think about is carrying out my original __________.

mission

My face was blown off but I survived, which makes my situation even more __________ in its complexity.

tragic

I plan to visit __________ now that I have the address from Sister Mathilde.

Nicole

I often think of becoming a __________ after experiencing the effects of war.

writer

In Frenchtown, I am often confronted with the memories of those who fought alongside me, each a __________ in their own right.

hero