The narrow balcony filled quickly. Ten people crowded onto it, their faces pale and drawn, looking like corpses brought back to life. Hunger had twisted their expressions into something grotesque.Cyrus thought, 'If real zombies existed, they'd probably look like this.'Blows struck hard. Metal clanged against glass beneath the howling wind and falling snow. The fanatics kept smashing the floor-to-ceiling window, oblivious to pain. Some split their hands open, and blood trickled down and froze on their skin.When they had battered the wall earlier, it had been pure hunger driving them. Now, with only a pane of glass between them and warmth, their desperation sharpened into madness. They saw everything—his comfort, the roaring fireplace, the man lounging in a thin shirt on a white recliner like a lord. A steaming cappuccino sat beside him, still releasing delicate wisps of vapor.The weapons on his coffee table weren't what broke them. The half-eaten food beneath it was—chips, burg
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