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Chapter 41: Time Crunch
Tristan:
Chris's body, at least what the infected wolves didn't chew off, is sitting against one of the walls of the ranger station. His chest is ripped open and so is his head. His left arm is missing and both his legs are nothing but bones.
"Holy shit," Bailey says when she sees Chris's body herself. "The wolves really went crazy on Chris."
"Poor bastard," Rebecca says.
"That's not right," I say.
"Yeah," Bailey goes on. "That's not right. I hope Chris was at least dead before they dug into him."
"Not that," I say. Looking around some more, I then approach the front door of the ranger station. With the wooden plank ready in my hands, I peek in.
"Son of a bitch," I say, lowering the plank. "I was right. Fuck. I hope I wasn't but I was right."
"What," Rebecca asks. She and Bailey walk up to my side. I step aside to show them what I've found.
There, in the ranger's station, is a blood-covered floo
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