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The Onyx Seed 3
Page 6: The Onyx Seed by Clifford Beck 5
Page 10: To My Wife Sara 9
Page 14: “When the Lamb opened the fourth
Page 17 and 18: anyone who, in some way, saw it com
Page 19 and 20: estaurant. They share a small apart
Page 21 and 22: thought they were. Marty saw a lot
Page 23 and 24: was Lucas and Maria. Lucas worked p
Page 25 and 26: “Hey, she’s starting to come ar
Page 27 and 28: himself. He picked up his T.V. remo
Page 29 and 30: Chapter 2 “In the weather, it’s
Page 31 and 32: “What have you got going’ on th
Page 33 and 34: an effective disguise for a finely
Page 35 and 36: against the rocks that had been war
Page 37 and 38: He stopped in front of Lucas’ roo
Page 39 and 40: to the street by the sound of an ap
Page 41 and 42: “Marty,” he said. “I got a no
Page 43 and 44: illuminated only by a single window
Page 45 and 46: see. He turned to his right and was
Page 47 and 48: “Jesus Christ,” he whispered to
Page 49 and 50: “Don’t you want to know what ha
Page 51 and 52: Because the hospital was in lock do
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“Marty,” he began. “You were
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with patient overflow. As events co
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“I don’t get it,” Marty said.
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Two Marine guards stood outside the
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“Colonel,” he said. “Are you
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A wave of shock swept over the room
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hundred million Americans that thei
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Chapter 6 Marty rose early the next
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Frustrated, Lucas put a hand to his
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his head slightly and shifted his e
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ordinances. To summarize, we are co
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Chapter 7 As usual, the President u
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Lucas agreed. They left the apartme
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Marty dropped the car into second g
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getting Lucas to understand how imp
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tears of the most innocent of God
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“This means they can start arrest
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Marty was already convinced that it
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few who cared enough to remember it
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preferably a nine millimeter. A twe
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Chapter 8 Marty suggested that both
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“I guess we have to start maintai
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spared from the infection. But, the
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treatment for, what was likely some
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He stood up slightly and looked clo
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They made their down to the far rig
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Chapter 9 The sky had become a moon
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concealment. Lucas had not yet been
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what Marty saw truly shocked him as
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“Luke,” Marty began. “We have
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other bedrooms was covered with a b
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fucking body bag. They just threw h
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Chapter 10 Marty woke that afternoo
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“Coffee’s going to be a problem
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everything. Cooking, drinking, bath
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The air had become still and cool a
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he found the highway free of any ab
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The sound of its blades slashing ag
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it still looked human, it would onl
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“Luke,” he said. “We've got t
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It suddenly dawned on Lucas that th
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wanted to accomplish. And while Luc
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Marty turned again and surveyed the
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find. Fifteen minutes later, he cau
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heaviness of this experience, coupl
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the weight of the pack grabbed him
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“Do you want to walk or do we tak
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as a small convenience store. It wa
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“What is it?” he whispered. “
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arrived in Whittier. The stranger i
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efore the infection. Now, it looked
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keeps you alive. But, this shit? Lu
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“What’s that?” Lucas asked. M
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so we can get a car and stock up fo
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“Well,” Lucas replied. “It’
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“But, I know a good place to hide
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crowded into the cities that the st
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“Is there anything you want to ta
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Death burned its way through fourte
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amp and gazed back at the place the
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in ruins? All the intelligence in t
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“Jesus Christ,” he exclaimed.
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Angeles hid many things from beneat
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Chapter 13 The brightness of the ea
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I’d like to be on the road sooner
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People are largely creatures of hab
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“It’s the only thing that’s g
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perhaps, it was more basic than tha
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Having lived his life in Los Angele
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“Every time I came back from the
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said that, on some level, humankind
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stimulation. Civilization had come
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and nameless footsteps hesitating i
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Lucas mounted his bike. “Are you
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“Shit,” he began. “That was a
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“Alright,” Marty replied. “Do
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for. The back parking lot was small
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“Do you know what that means?”
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esulting in a catastrophic collapse
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owners caution did not lessen Marty
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“See what I found?” he said tea
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“Whatever,” he said. He checked
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“Actually, it wasn’t,” Marty
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mouthful of the colored water and d
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“Let’s get all this into the va
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was as empty as the rest of the tow
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“Are you fucking kidding? Breakin
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Aside from the plate glass, a secon
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shocking assortment of lethality. S
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“Hey, Luke!” Marty had been try
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As they drove into the last parking
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northeast. But, he expected a journ
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one place for too long. The only re
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themselves sitting in front of a cr
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colors and textures. Never to be du
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few days, since L.A.'s sudden trans
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getting through the desert. Having
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Driving in shifts was a great relie
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Chapter 16 Marty and Lucas had succ
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wayward ships. Having lost their fi
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A moment went by as Marty considere
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She was roughly five feet seven inc
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“Um, right,” Marty replied. “
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year pre-law student when the infec
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“Do you know anything about boats
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“I have no idea,” Marty answere
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mean, we weren't really thinking of
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“So, you two have a seat and get
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over the table, Marty readily notic
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They made eye contact as each becam
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She sat up straight, closed her eye
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Julie had been living off hospital
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Julie's enthusiasm reached its boil
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organized and stored wherever space
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After Julie sipped the last of the
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Lucas knew Marty was right. The mor
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“Anything,” Julie answered. Mar
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was based on something else. Someth
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“You might want to cover your fac
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focused on their survival. He certa
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felt his stomach grumble as somethi
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Marty sat down next to her and slow
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Upon arriving, they spent the next
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“I was hoping you'd say something
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wheel. At a slow speed, she careful
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Julie paused to gather her words.
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Julie covered her mouth, trying not
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“Why did we survive? Why aren't w
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Julie sat across from him, unable t
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about how things had unfolded and j
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Chapter 18 The morning light filled
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A nervous grin came to Lucas' face
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Marty was already on his way down t
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chart. Unrolling it on the dining t
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oat wanted was a leaky holding tank
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“I guess we'll try again tomorrow
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considering what the world had beco
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Lucas looked up from his plate inqu
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waves turned mountains. The sea wou
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“Luke,” she began. “Be carefu
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up on deck for some air, as he'd be
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water swarmed with sharks, having b
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Chapter 20 Once the cloud of blood
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it might be needed. Sitting next to
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of life and death could be so unima
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“God, I feel like shit,” he sai
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simply a state of no return. But be
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Chapter 21 Julie was suddenly start
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area making pancakes. And it wasn't
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somewhere for more supplies. At lea
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“You know, you don't have to do t
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consequences. If we're lucky. If th
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impending disaster, as Julie first
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“Okay, now what?” he asked. “
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Julie continued pacing as tears cam
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“Well, if we follow the coast,”
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into his GPS receiver. He would use
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into port, slow and steady is the r
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a storm at sea unless it made landf
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eternity as the next wave left the
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than singular existence within it.
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whipped sail. Making his task infin
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“Of course it's over,” he began
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“And I don't care if it's St. Pet
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“There's nothing else we can do?
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After making his way back to the co
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scanned the horizon through the bin
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Julie carefully made her way to the
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“Yeah!” Julie answered. “But,
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to the cockpit, Julie closed the ha
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Pushed by the storm, the bridge gre
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The mast creaked and let out a fina
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He grabbed her by the shoulders aga
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to move. Marty had pushed enough of
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Chapter 23 Had it not been for the
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a running start and leapt from the
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knowing how to proceed. They needed
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herself was that she did not like t
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epeatedly went to the display of th
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arms as Julie collided into him. In
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Marty grinned broadly as he absorbe
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Then, we have to figure out how to
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of several outlying cities. They co
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“You know,” she began. “I did
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strained to maintain his focus on t
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“That should help,” he continue
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“The gas cap's locked. I'll be ri
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the future, Marty should be wakened
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may, or may not work. Avoiding the
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large, they were all of similar des
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when I say 'time's up', that's it.
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“Remember, ten minutes, no more.
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“Julie,” he said quietly. “Wh
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had acted with such impulsiveness.
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Chapter 25 The morning sun continue
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eason they were both still alive. B
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into a dark dance of malevolent int
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was only doing what crows did. Tryi
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same time, if they were too close t
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gazed around the thick stands of pi
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“Let me see what I can do,” he
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grasp. Having starting the fire, Ma
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“Really?” Marty replied. “I t
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continued sitting in front of the b
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Opening the door, Marty stepped up
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Marty choose not to be too rough wi
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“Sounds like a nice little place
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Julie chuckled at his sudden concer
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“What is it?” he asked. By this
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“They're here mostly out of curio
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She wasn't so much fearful now as s
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their state of decomposition left t
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glancing back toward the direction
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driving at night brought its own ri
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With bits of blood soaked fur and v
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Julie nodded her head while wiping
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coyotes almost strategic attack, he
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“You can let go now,” he said.
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people separated from their own dar
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Chapter 26 Between the terror of th
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“Julie?” he said. She slept as
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as Julie's eyes lit up in childlike
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exhaustion finally claimed them. Bo
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Seeing that Marty clearly understoo
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“So, what's the plan today?” Ju
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no doubt, retained their taste for
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absence. Some tracks, a dislodged r
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her tongue into his mouth. Marty qu
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ed. Marty moved in on his knees, sl
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Marty made a thorough inspection of
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destination would soon be within re
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the mind, concealing both real and
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“Marty?” she called. Marty was
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lood. More disturbing, the child sh
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and they would have to take the nee
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a cautious degree of trust. She loo
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had to be discussion. Resolution wo
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Tessa brought her hands up to her f
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his back, looking at him with an ex
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and their supplies had to account f
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exceptions would be inevitable and
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“Oh, right,” he replied. “Are
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into malls and stores. And found th
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tops and sweaters. Unfortunately, t
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the man might be prompted, on some
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“What do you mean where is everyo
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“What the hell happened to you?
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“I didn't get everything I wanted
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certain that everyone was properly
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It wasn't long until a hotel came i
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The conversation prompted the grues
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“Fantastic,” Marty replied. “
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taught to hunt, fish, identify and
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“I don't think so,” she answere
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sleeping arrangements would have to
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Christian burial. But, she understo
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stepped out into the water. And as
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“Son of a bitch,” he thought.
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other, awake with frustration and s
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eyes looked tired and bloodshot, as
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Tessa took Wyatt's hand as she turn
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They walked back to the living area
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an advanced world, but a necessity
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a hill might be a better location t
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elieve, knowing they were getting p
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“Julie,” he whispered. Not want
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most human thing to do and if probl
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“There's something lying on the r
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But, as they were both about to giv
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physical strength. Opening the mans
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the drivers seat, Tessa grabbed an
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Constitution, the Declaration of In
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the maps instructions, Marty turned
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they share the same suspicion? If h
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they want from others with no regar
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The light of the fire cast an eerie
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to be caught in an awkward moment a
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“Oh, no,” Marty answered. “I'
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continued gazing into the fire and
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“I'm only going to tell you this
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with his head leaning against the w
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Julie brought her hands up to her m
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testicles. The magazine contained n
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demanded a logical answer, Marty's
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around the RV. But, as they turned
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usual, Marty took it upon himself t
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Tessa's pain could fade as easily,
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have easily stayed in Whittier or r
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“Why did he do this to me!?” sh
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does not afford one to be ill. Fift
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“Well, he does kind of grow on yo
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“I can't find them!” she answer
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ank, he searched the woods on eithe
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Marty was dumbstruck. “Sorry,”
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She dropped to her knees and placed
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"I know you weren't ready for this,
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of her thoughts, Julie realized exa
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As much as Julie understood, she co
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"So, what do you think?" Marty aske
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"Why would someone release a diseas
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downfall of technology, there were
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using a magnifying glass from his s
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Julie would reward him with a kiss
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to become obsessed by something she
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"Wyatt, what do you see out there?"
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intensity chiseled on his face, poi
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"Julie?" he said. "Come on, stay wi
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sitting on the ground, his back aga
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still blame yourself for what happe
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to go back and salvage one or two t
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have escaped the infection and migh
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ecause the truck had been left unlo
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the tree she hung herself from. And
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would arrive at the small city of J
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