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George is met by the devastation of crushed, smoldering buildings from the previous night’s onslaught. As he passes through the destruction all around he suddenly feels more alone than he ever has in his life. He stumbles along the uneven terrain with no direction to go. We move along buildings and ROWS OF HOUSES, past PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN TRAUMATIZED. We see RESCUE SERVICES hard at work, FIREMEN still trying to put out flames. We see BUSES buried in craters. We travel above the surreal destruction of London (plan view). The impact of war. DEAD BODIES CARRIED ON STRETCHERS, AIR RAID WARDENS digging through wreckages and other EMERGENCY SERVICES, COLLAPSED HOUSES, SMALL CONGREGATIONS GATHERING, prayers being said, an old woman standing outside a bombed out derelict building feeding an array of stray cats. We see Gerald wearily making his way home along his street, bundle under his arm, carrying Olly in his cat carrier, nodding to his neighbours doing the same. Rita files out of Mickey’s shelter.