The radio had been silent for three days, which was unusual. Clara had grown accustomed to the constant hum of static, the occasional crackle of distant voices, the fragments of broadcasts from survivors scattered across the frozen wasteland. She had spent months monitoring the frequencies, gathering intelligence, tracking threats. The radio had become her window to the outside world, her connection to the remnants of civilization.But now, it was silent. Completely, utterly silent.She had checked the equipment twice, had verified the connections, had tested the antenna. Everything was functioning perfectly. The problem was not with the radio. The problem was with the world. There was no one out there broadcasting. No one out there surviving. No one out there at all.Or so she had thought.The transmission came at 3:47 AM, cutting through the silence like a knife through flesh. Clara had been asleep, had been dreaming of green fields and warm sunshine, when the sound jolted her awake
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