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They went out to play that day—Lachlan in the lead as usual, followed by Janet and Meg, then Gemmy. Near the edge of the homestead was a tree, and Lachlan decided to climb it. He fell down of course and hit his head so hard that he fucking died.
The people of the village, realizing what had happened, decided that Australia simply sucked too much to be worth sticking it out. They packed up and left and went back to England, the end.