Fantasy lives

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• Liège, Belgium – Antoine cleaned old stone and bronze.
• Eindhoven, Netherlands – Jake played string bass.
• Würzburg, Germany – Lantbert loved Würzburg for its bookstores.
• Hillerød, Denmark – Malthe tended the gardens by Frederiksborg Castle.
• Bergen, Norway – Olef worked at a craft brewery.
• Malmö, Sweden – Gustaff loved boats but disliked the sea.
• Jyväskylä, Finland – Tapio made papers by hand.
• Rapla, Estonia – Taevas had become a hermit.
• Talsi, Latvia – Anca felt like a stranger.
• Klaipėda, Lithuania – Gysla worked at the Museum of Clocks and Watches.
• Lubliń, Poland – Joel didn’t tell people he was Jewish.
• Zvolen, Slovakia – People who loved cheese made Dusek’s life possible.
• Lviv, Ukraine – Dymtrus reclaimed basements for art students.
• Bălți, Moldova – Daria operated an elder care service.
• Tihanyi, Hungary – Ferenc didn’t want to be the ferry captain.
• Sibiu, Romania – Codrin loved fungi.
• Sofia, Bulgaria – Rayko was a native Bulgarian and a translator.
• Ordu, Turkey – Omer was tired of hazelnuts.
• Martvili, Georgia – Makvala felt that sacrifices build bonds.
• Gavar, Armenia – Sevag knew how to move large stones.
• Baku, Azerbijan – Sargis was a freelance diver.
• Khash, Iran – Kiran owned a spice shop.
• Amarah, Iraq – Ajda kept the gate to the canal.
• Sabkhat al-Jabbūl, Syria – Lyla wished she lived on an island.
• Byblos, Lebanon – Wael was a retired fisherman.
• Acre, Israel – Batina owned three inns in the Old City.
• Madaba, Jordan – Abhar tried to learn many languages.
• Alexandria, Egypt – Chione was a civil engineer.
• Sabha, Libya – Zoraiz knelt on a rug.
• Menzel Bourguiba, Tunisia – Abanjar was a metal sculptor.
• Bouharoun, Algeria – Hammou lived on a rusting trawler.
• Fez, Morocco – Taos wanted to learn Hebrew.
• Zitsa, Greece – Jersy was a supertaster.
• Bitola, North Macedonia – Simeona was a photographer.
• Pogradec, Albania – Tirana was a coffee roaster.
• Budva, Montenegro – Dmitry was a watchman, not a hero.
• Kragujevac, Serbia – Simo was a test driver for Yugos and Fiats.
• Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina – Ozanich worked on a summary of memorials and statues.
• Rijeka, Croatia – Minaz felt he was not a citizen of any country.
• Pivola, Slovenia – Lukas explored the Pohorje Mountains.
• Salzburg, Austria – Emest was an artist.
• Brno, Czech Republic – Věra was a programmer.
• Vaduz, Liechtenstein – Ellea wasn’t worried about the wine market.
• Zug, Switzerland – Willard was proud of his marina.
• Orvieto, Italy – Bello was a woodworker.
• Carnin, France – Peter became a baker after he retired.
• Girona, Spain – Alba worked at the cheese shop.
• Guimarães, Portugal – Duarte always wanted to live in a castle.
• Keswick, United Kingdom – Kevin kept an inn in Keswick.
• Tralee, Ireland – Cayce was a printer.
• Reykjavík, Iceland – Emilia was a sculptor.