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lubang island · 1944
field log · lubang is. 1944-12-26
holding position
13°46′N 120°07′E day 1

$ONODA

we decide when the war ends.

in 1944 hiroo onoda was ordered never to surrender. the war ended in 1945. nobody told him. he held his position in the jungle for 29 years.

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a true story · lubang island, philippines · 1944–1974

field log · the soldier who never stopped
  1. dec 1944a japanese soldier named hiroo onoda lands on lubang island. one order: do not surrender. ever.
  2. aug 1945the war ends. nobody tells him.
  3. 1945–1974rain. hunger. leaflets dropped from the sky saying it was over. he didn't believe a single one.
  4. mar 1974his old commander flies out to tell him he can stop. only then does he walk out of the jungle.
  5. todaywe know the feeling. a promise made in public. "soon." then silence. months. years. and we're still holding the position.
  6. nownobody is coming to give the order to leave. so we leave ourselves. we decide when the war ends.
meanwhile, on ct

the leaflets never stopped.
they just say "soon" now.

illustrative posts. you've seen the real ones.

mini game

walk out of the jungle.

leaflets are falling. some tell the truth. some just say "soon". read the truth until you've had enough, then walk out. onoda took 10,665 days. how long will you hold?

field radio · lubangday 0 · doubt 0/5best —
  1. leaflets fall. some tell the truth. some say "soon".
  2. tap the truth to build doubt. tap a "soon" and you believe again.
  3. doubt full? walk out. fewer days is better.
tap the leaflets. space or enter to walk out.
just a game. no real coins, no real money.
the front line

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NO SIGNAL · THE CHART GOES LIVE AT LAUNCH

nobody is coming
to give the order.

we decide when the war ends.

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