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Walking into this tent in the Bekaa informal settlement, there are many things that one will instantly notice.

There is something missing in the few yards Samer* will travel to join his friends in the nearby tent today. The encouraging voice of his brother will no more be there to cheer him up. Bilal died in a car crash last night.

From one side of the world to the other, letters travelled. The senders have never met the receivers, but they certainly have a lot to speak about.

The joy of reading is extended, and is visible on the eager faces of children. Eyes widen with every turn of a page. Concentration becomes more intense.

A school shelled, a house destroyed and a dream shattered. A childhood thrown into the anarchy of conflict and the future of a whole generation is taking a dangerous, unforeseeable twist.