Not Necessarily Real
Three ways of telling the truth slant. The Scriptures hand the week down in King James cadence. Kia Kaha Primary School runs the nation's politics through a classroom, under Mr Barry's weary eye. And the School Journal does to the official record roughly what the official record had coming.
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Scriptures
The news, handed down in the old cadence. Lo, the Book of Kiwi Cars, and other testaments.
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Kia Kaha Primary School
The country's politics, played out in the classroom. Certificates awarded for hanging on for grim death.
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School Journal
The familiar format, repurposed — stories for young readers about a country that should know better.