While Lina slept, the three town leaders were holding a meeting., They sat at a table in the tower room of the town hall, which looked out over the plaza., Mary snorted and shook her head., The people of Sparks knew of only three other settlements, and they’d heard from the roamers that those places were smaller and poor than Sparks., Their inhabitants wouldn’t want extra mouths to feed, either., Four hundred of them, with no food, no possessions to speak of, and nowhere to go., He paused, looked into the air to his left, and frowned., This was a habit of his; he seemed to need a pause and a frown every now and then to put together his thoughts., The others nodded, thinking of the hard years., There had been years of drought and plagues of tomato worms and devastating crop failures that meant people had nothing to eat for months., In the United States, citizens elect their government representatives., Federal governments make and enforce laws for the nation, or country., Federal, state, and local governments often work as a team to solve problems., All levels of government work together when a natural disaster strikes., They might also need help rebuilding homes.

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