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Jenni grabbed Linda’s other arhed softly and shook his head "Blanche, we took everything we could use out of your house"

"You thieves! How dare you!"

"Calm down We told Stephen all about it We take e can to maintain the fort wherever we can You know that"

"You’re a bunch of thieves! I can’t believe this!"

"Fuck this," Linda growled She pulled away fro her head "I can’t believe I was fooled by that bitch! I’ain!" She stalked off Curtis fell in behind her,to Bill that he’d calm her down

Bill shifted his belt up over his belly "Blanche, you best just let this drop

You did Linda wrong and everyone knows it You ain’tmany friends around here"

"I don’t need friends I should have left when my sister toldwith you disgusting hicks"

Blanche whirled around on her high heels and stalked off

Bill let out a long, slow sigh

"She’s such a whore," Jenni decided

"Her sister is even worse I had the displeasure ofvery tired

"I didn’t vote for her," Jenni grued

Bill hooked his thuhtful "She’s trouble We all know it It sucks that she sca ordinary folk and taking care of her own needs

Her et anyone to help her keep her place clean Stephen is evento feel bad for her," Katie said in a low voice

"Don’t expect you to," Bill answered "But we need to reonna strike out at whoever is closest to her at any given ilante," Jenni ot a naers through her friend’s and squeezed

With a sigh, Jenni relaxed her stance and tugged Katie to her feet "Let’s get out of here"

Bill’s expression was thoughtful as the to, he walked on

"Poor Bill," Jenni said softly "He has to deal with all the crazy shit"

"What isn’t crazy nowadays?" Katie asked, arching a brow

Jenni laughed "True dat"

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Nerit watched as the s sky Another supply run was done and the storage rooain, ca the blood soaked clothing of so fortout there beside the road If possible, some fort volunteers would retrieve him and dispose of what remained of his corpse in the landfill Proper burial was a thing of the past

"One loss," Ed said beside her, as if reading her thoughts "And seven more people to feed and care for"

"It never balances out," Nerit answered

"Rune, the long haired one, says he’son after the ice stor so at a convenience store

Nerit was indulging in another cigarette, grateful the salvage teaht arettes calmed her nerves and were her one small luxury in this life without Ralph Sheabout his death or she began to feel tired and old

"Lenore snuck back a whole bunch of beauty supplies for Ken," Ed added after a few beats "I just looked the other way"