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<p>The disembodied voice in the video comes over a military helicopter&#8217;s comms system. The speaker, who isn&#8217;t identified, is looking down over Rockport, Texas.</p>
<p>A costal community of homes on cul-de-sacs, most with their own docks, Rockport was once home to around 10,000 people. Now most of the houses don&#8217;t have roofs.</p>
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