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Chapter 7: Alive

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Rain poured heavily from the sky, soaking everything in sight. The ground had turned into thick, sucking mud that pulled at every step. The air smelled of rust and decay. Thunder rolled in the distance, but it was not the loudest sound in the zone.

People were screaming.

They ran in every direction, slipping and falling in the mud, then scrambling back to their feet in terror. Their fear was raw and desperate. But they were not running from the dead. They were running from the living.

“Run!
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