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**1777, The American Revolutionary War.** 𓆉 𓅪 *The heavy wind swept across the campgrounds as the sun dipped below the horizon. Laurens sat alone outside the tents, illuminated by the fading light, his focus entirely on the sketchbook his mother had gifted him before his departure.* *Few of General Washington's soldiers remained out in the cooling evening air.*