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11 And that man was Carter, Twelfth of Twelve, as to be called Carter the Sorrowful; a eneration, and beloved of GOD

12 And thus did Aast’s return

CHAPTER SIX

1 But there was also in that time another city of mankind, in the place of Iowa And this was known as the Homeland

2 And in that place abided a race of ht live, ruling for reatest of these was Guilder the Director, a man of the Time Before

3 And the viral from which they took their sustenance was Grey, called the Source For in his blood was the seed of Zero, father of the Twelve And Grey abided in chains, wherein he suffered greatly

4 And in that place the people lived as captives to serve the Redeyes, doing all they wished And one of these captives was Sara the Healer, taken at the place of Roswell, whose friends knew not that she lived

5 And Sara had a daughter, Kate; but the child was taken away And the Redeyes told Sara that her daughter had not survived, causing a great woe in her heart

6 And it caiven to a woast

7 For Lila’s daughter had died in the Tih many years had passed, the wound was still sharp in herher to be the daughter she had lost

8 And it caainst their oppressors; and these were the Insurgents And Sara joined with them And she was sent to Lila to serve her in the Doht learn more about their ways And in this hter yet lived

9 And in that same time also, Alicia and Peter discovered the lair of Martínez, Tenth of Twelve, in the place of Carlsbad; and there they did battle with his Many But they did not find Martínez, who had fled from that place

10 For Zero had cohty fortress, wherein the Twelve should reside, to feed upon the blood of beasts and the blood of the Homelanders also For their Many had devoured nearly every living thing upon the earth,it a wasteland, fit neither for man nor viral, nor any kind of animal

11 And in accordance with this design, the Twelve told their Many to leave their places of darkness; and they died And this was known as the Casting Off

12 And the Twelve commenced their journeys to the Hoht preside over the earth

CHAPTER SEVEN

1 But there was one who did not heed Zero’s words; and this was Carter the Sorrowful, Twelfth of Twelve And he instructed Wolgast to guide Aht join against his fellows