And then, about 20 minutes after the first alarm, the earth shook, and the sky went dark -- and West changed forever.

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The earth shook for what seemed like hours and the next morning his friends told him there were bodies in the nearby village.

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Everywhere there are little reminders of the day the earth shook so violently: the trophy cabinet full of toppled sports awards, the covered walkways choked with smashed stone pillars.

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It was like the whole earth shook.

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Amid the flames and smoke, Clint stood in a doorway, calling in airstrikes that shook the earth all around them.

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