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Misión 101:                                  Where flowers bloom, so does hope

 X   Rescatar a la                                The Earth was born 4 billion years ago. A swirling inferno of icy rock, gas, and fire. Such
                                                  mass destruction needed to produce the most magnificently diverse planet in the entire
     Madre Tierra
     Descripción del Caso:                        Universe. But as with all the hardships of life, the wreckage and demolition came to an
                                                  end. The fire eventually died out; the water began to flow. Life began to foster.
 C   El crimen: abuso y asalto a la               The  Earth  before  humans  was  utterly  wild  and  devastatingly  beautiful.  Untouched
     Madre Tierra
     Los criminales: Los humanos                  forests, unpolluted waters, unclaimed mountains. It was heaven on Earth. Herds and
                                                  packs and schools of animals that we forgot existed, or much rather, that we drove out of
     de ayer                                      existence.
     Las  policías  que  están  a
     cargo  de  la  investigación:                But then the humans showed up. Universally considered the most intelligent species, with
     Los humanos de hoy                           cognitive skills that surpass any animal and an emotional quotient off the charts, they
                                                  automatically dominated Earth. For a while, they lived in harmony with nature as one. But
     Hola  humanos  de  hoy,  los                 then came the Industrial Revolution, and with it followed mass development that shook
     hemos  seleccionado  para                    the very foundation of life. Small seaside villages became hubs of naval trade. Homemade
     trabajar en La Misión 101: Rescatar a la Madre Tierra.
     Los  humanos  de  ayer  han  destruido  y  abusado  de   fireplaces  became  the  burning  furnaces  of  mills  and  factories.  The  small  human
     nuestra Madre Tierra, pero ahora es importante que   population of a few thousand jumped to billions. With increased wealth came greed, and
     asumamos la responsabilidad y corrijamos sus errores.   with greed came war. Humans fought viciously against each other, tearing each other
                                                  apart, all for a piece of Mother-Earth, destroying her in the very same process. Why did
     El objetivo: El objetivo de la misión no es capturar a los
 Rain  criminales,  sino  hacerse  cargo  de  salvar  a  nuestro   they fight when she had given herself up to them, asking for nothing in return except for
     planeta  Tierra  ya  que  siempre  ha  estado  ahí  para   love and care?
 The sky whimpers as the stars bruise its skin
     nosotros y nos ha dado todo sin expectativas.   When the mining companies yelled out in joy at the hidden treasures they found deep
 A pained groan and then silver lines its eyes
 Smoldering and dark as the underworld's sins  Curso de acción:   inside Earth's crust, Mother-Earth wept. When industrialists in the 1800s bathed in the
 And any trace of sunlit ferocity dies.  1. Compañeros,  primero  es  indispensable  que   gold flowing in from their newly built factories, Mother-Earth cried out. When thousands
       dejemos de desperdiciar papel y agua, porque cada   of  trees  were  uprooted  every  single  day  to  make  room  for  human  entertainment,
 It starts like the falling leaves of autumn  vez  que  lo  hacemos,  La  Madre  Tierra  pierde  sus   Mother-Earth roared. When Australia and the Amazon burned and there was nothing the
 Moving in a steady, gentle symphony              humans could do except post on social media, Mother-Earth broke. Her biggest kept
 Aryaa Rojekar   órganos esenciales.
 God's breath carrying it away before it hits rock bottom  secrets, now out in the open, for the humans to use as they wished.
     2. Segundo, es importante que usemos el transporte
 But then the stars snarl, the sky bellows, and it's a tragedy.
 Paris – La ville   público porque nuestros coches lastiman a la Madre   And so follows one fraction of the story of one of these humans, who continue to ravage
 Tears thunder onto the rivers and the seas  Tierra  y  le  generan  un  tipo  de  fiebre  llamado   and exploit the resources and beings of Planet Earth - born at the wrong time, at the
 Until the playful tickling turns as painful as thorns  lumière   'Calentamiento Global'.  wrong place. At a time where Earth seemed to be dying, choking after all the humans
 Water washes down, bringing trees to their knees  Paris a beaucoup de noms : la ville   3. Adicionalmente, es imprescindible que evitemos el   have done to her. A young girl stands solitary in a white dress with a blue paisley pattern,
 And their flowers' loss, the roots, they mourn.  lumière et la capitale culturelle de   uso de bolsas de plástico porque pueden ahogar a   donning  knee-high  red  stockings.  Rosy  cheeks.  Porcelain  skin.  A  mischievous  smile,
 l'Europe. On peut se promener sur
 On the hill the walls smirk  les  rives  de  la  Seine  qui  est   nuestra Madre Tierra.  sparkling eyes. A gentle soul. The absolute perfect picture of innocence and health. But
 A wicked smile at the air and earth  entourée des jardins pittoresques   4. Finalmente,  es  imperativo  que  todos  seamos   she was a human. One of the very humans that failed the Earth. One of the very humans
 Then water enters the space between its toes  et  de  vieux  bâtiments.  Dans  la   conscientes del rol que tenemos en el cuidado del   who continually fail to understand the gravity of the situation. Who live recklessly and
 journée  il  y  a  plusieurs  choses  à          thoughtlessly, as if they have another planet to go to, who depend on space exploration
 And the rest rushes into houses through the doors.  medio ambiente.  Es hora de que todos aportemos
 faire, et la nuit le paysage urbain   nuestro  granito  de  arena,  es  nuestra  Madre,  es   and advancements in artificial intelligence to save them, just to migrate to another planet
 The birds fly past flickering lights  est sans comparaison. Quand j'ai   nuestra Tierra.  and begin the process of slowly destroying that one as well.
 Of windows adorned with decorations once bright  visité Paris, je n'avais que 12 ans   Diya Shah
 A winged silhouette, like a wolf on the moon  mais  même  aujourd'hui  je  me   She stands solitary, separated from the rest of the world, not only in regard to space but
 Breeze ushering them to safety, with its gentle croon.  souviens assez bien de ce voyage.   thought as well. She looks around herself. The blackened forest, the choking wind, the
 Raena Shah  J'adore  l'histoire,  alors,  mes    acid rain. She looks at the field she stands in. Burnt crops, hard earth, no sign of life. But
 But the low hum turns into an uncomfortable whine  attractions  touristiques  favorites   wait. Her eyes light up, and she runs towards a hidden corner of the forest surrounding
 Tear-stained lines obscuring the skyline  étaient  les  musées  et  les   her house. Something didn't seem right. There was something she saw that didn't seem
 And the distant boat on a wave faraway  monuments.  Le  Louvre  est  Le   all  bad,  that  didn't  yet  seem  destroyed.  She  wondered  how.  She  moves  closer,  her
 Fights with its battered sword to see a new day.  Louvre  est  rempli  des  peintures
 magnifiques.  Ma  peinture                        curiosity peaking. There, under a huge pile of fallen leaves and overgrown moss was
 The shimmering stars don't give up  préférée  était  Le  Radeau  de  la   something… colourful. Something… not dull? Something… alive? Something beautiful.
 Until the sky is black with bruises  Méduse  mais  par  contre  la   Wiping the rest of the dirt off the plant, she found herself looking at a flower. Delicate and
 Joconde m'a déçu. L'architecture
 Until the earth is damp with tears               warm, fragile and blooming. Just like her. Just like what she envisioned the Earth to be at
 Until the wind carries the scent of fear.  de la vieille ville m'a impressionné   its inception. And the gears of her mind start twisting and turning, much like the colossal
 avec des sculptures complexes : ils
 So, it cries for unfathomably long  font honte aux hôtels modernes !   machines in the factories back in 1800. There was always something that could be done.
 Its sobs turning into a melancholy song  La nourriture était délicieuse, et j'ai   Anything she could do to make a difference, she would. It would go a long way. It was not
 And it struggles and struggles to live  essayé  beaucoup  de  nouveaux   too late.
 plats comme le magret de canard,
 But the stars pushed until our sky has nothing else to give.  It started with a single flower, and so it ends again. But this young girl didn't want to wait
 la soupe à l'oignon et le coq au vin.
 Anagha Srinivasan  La seule chose qui m'a énervé à   for the end of the story. By the way things were going, it seemed like the chapter was soon
 Paris c'était les touristes. Tous les            to conclude. But she didn't want the older generation to be the authors of her story. She
 endroits  populaires  étaient                    could write her own future. And so, she picked herself up and headed back home,
 “ economically  when  so  few  have  so   toujours bondés. Il n'y avait même   determined to make a change. Not only within herself but inspires others around her to
 pas de place pour respirer dans la
                                                  improve as well. She would invite them to join her in looking at that flower, that rare,
 much, while so many have so little.  salle où se trouve la Joconde ! Si   forgotten beauty. And join her in envisioning a world where that sight could become an
 j'avais  le  temps,  je  visiterais  la
 A  nation  will  not  surve  morally  or  “
 France encore une fois, mais je ne               everyday view. And so is the endless cycle of birth and rebirth,
 Ritvija Dalmia  voudrais pas visiter Paris parce qu'il   beginnings  and  endings,  and  destruction  and  prosperity.
 y  a  beaucoup  d'autres  villes  à              Because where flowers bloom, so does hope.
 découvrir !
                                                                                         Anavi Kaul
 Aaryan Jagtap
 Aarna Sanghai                 Kashvee Barjatya
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