First part of two. The tragic tale of one man and his life under the Combine, set in the dystopic City 17 of Valve's number one game, Half-Life 2.
Apologies for the tiny subtitling.
Music, in order:
From the album eMOTIVe, by A Perfect Circle:
-The Fiddle and the Drum
-Imagine*
From the album Absolution, by Muse:
-Blackout
*Cover of the 1971 original by John Lennon
Kudos and credit also go to Garry Newman, designer of Garry's Mod.
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