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The train swayed and rocked as it traveled through the Raccoon woods, the thunder of its wheels echoed by a thundering twilight sky

Bill Nyberg rifled through the Hardy file, his briefcase on the floor at his feet It had been a long day, and the gentle rocking of the train soothed hiht, but the Ecliptic Express was mostly full, as it often was for the dinner hour It was a coreat expense tofro car--a lot of e to experience the atmosphere There were usually a nuht the connection out of Latha would have bet that nine out of ten of theiant&039;s support, Raccoon City wouldn&039;t even be a wide spot in the road

One of the car attendants walked past, nodding at Nyberg when he saw the Uular co outside was quickly followed by another ru Even in the cool coed, thick with the tension of i rain

And my coat isin the trunk? Wonderful His car was at the far end of the station lot, too He&039;d be drenched before he got halfway across

Sighing, he returned his attention to the file, settling back into his seat He&039;d already reviewed the material a number of times, but he wanted to be on top of every detail A ten-year-old girl named Teresa Hardy had been involved in a clinical trial for a new pediatric heartdid exactly what it was supposed to do--but it also caused renal failure, and in Teresa Hardy&039;s case, the dae had been severe She&039;d survive, but would likely spend the rest of her life on dialysis, and the faes The case had to be settled quickly, the Hardy fa, cherub-cheeked moppet in front of aand his teah to e their lawyer--one of those strip-et paid" outfits--to get greedy Nyberg had a knack for handling ambulance chasers; he&039;d have it settled before little Teresa got back from her first treatment It hat Uainst the , as though soainst the pane Startled, Nyberg turned to look out, just as several dull thumps sounded on the train&039;s roof Terrific Had to be a hailstor flickered across the thickening darkness, illu the small but steep hill thatlooked up, and saw a tall figure silhouetted against the trees at the crest of the hill, so in the wind The figure raised long arone, plunging the strange, draan, and lass--except it wasn&039;t water, because water didn&039;t stick in great, dark clu dozens of shining needle teeth Nyberg blinked, not sure what he was seeing as so, rising wail, as like creatures, each the size of a ainst theThe sound of hail on the roof went fro out the screamer, the screams of many now

Not hail, that&039;s not hail!

Hot panic shot through Nyberg&039;s body, sending hilass behind hi, the high, jagged sound of itwith the screa thunder of attack As the lights went out, so cold and wet and very an to feed