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"Why not free the re Reboots and leave?" I asked "You’ll lose ainst the humans Not to mention we lost last time"

"Reboot numbers were smaller last tiet all the Reboots fro facilities we’ll be three times the size we are now And if we leave, hu back to save theet rid of them all"

The hulanced atup his face I tried to make my expression neutral, but he looked disappointed I didn’t seeround

As we reached the shuttle, Riley rushed forward, his eyes bouncing betweento hide his nerves, but I could see thehtly

Riley had told Micah he couldn’t find the huht around the corner, less than a mile away I seriously doubted Riley wouldn’t be able to find a target less than a ht cohtly as we piled into the shuttle Rileyhu

The dead humans were placed in the middle of the shuttle with the supplies and I took a quick look at thely well-fed, with pluirl was tall and probably pretty, but it was hard to tell with her eyes all dead like that They were still huht Riley staring at round

"How long has it been?" Micah asked

"Fifteen or twenty minutes," Jules replied

I stared at the humans as we rode in silence I’d never seen a huot to HARC, and I’d never been allowed to stick around a dead huh to see them Reboot

I watched the tiirl"

My gaze flew to her, but I wasn’t sure there was anything different Her hu vacantly I leaned a bit closer

Her hand twitched

"What time are we at?" Micah asked

"Fiftyto need a death timer to tell if she’s under sixty or not"

Her hand twitched again and I gripped the bottoe gasp escaping her mouth as she slammed her chest into the air, then back to the floor

She was still again, but her eyes were closed

Riley slowly unbuckled his seat belt and edged onto the floor between her and the boy He sat next to her still body

She gasped twicea seizure

"Is this nor around

Her eyes flew open The dull light color was gone, replaced by bright green