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Unnatural Love?

The church is new, as is the graveyard. Citizens of Bushley are proud to be a newly-recognised parish, and it shows in the way they care for the church, and for their dead.

The church is old-fashioned, as are the people. A gleaming white building with a wooden cross attached at the top, it is supposed to be home to all those who wish to be closer to God, to be comforted, and above all, to repent. The pews are shining with wood polish, and the crucifix is bright and heralds all to come and find themselves in the arms of the Holy Son. The big stained glass windows on the sides of the building let in enough sunlight to bathe the room, glinting over the pulpit, and making artificial lighting unnecessary. The parishioners like it that way.