In the article I read, written by Dan Bilefsky and Michael Schwirtz, normalcy sounds like a foreign word to the refugees from the conflict in Georgia. These 128,000 Georgians had been forced from their home because of the violence and terror they would have faced if they had stayed. The article gives examples of some of these instances where a life was threatened if they had not fled. For example one woman said, "Men in black masks burned down my home, and if I had not hid in my garden, I would be dead." She also said about returning, "I don't know of any families that have returned. People are too afraid." This just shows how devastating this must be for these people. Having to leave everything they own behind to flee for their lives would be a terrifying event. I would never want to have to face this emotional and physically draining state of being a refugee. This exile from their homes and communities will change the lives of these people forever. I just hope that everything will return to the state it was before this conflict and that normalcy becomes apparent again.
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