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"We’re really not sure what the military wants," Nerit answered, and quickly filled hi near Katarina "Can we trust the people left and right in the streets"

"Killing infected people," Katie corrected

"We don’t even know if it’s the real military," Katarina pointed out "What if it’s just a bunch of AWOL guys like the Reverend said?"

"And acting like gods," Curtis chiainst the desk "That istheir job and rescuing civilians,"

Nerit interjected

"I can’t see how their fort could be better than this," Katarina said defensively

"Maybe it’s the Madison Rescue Center," Peggy said finally "They’ve been looping the sae since all this started to stay in our ho toward Peggy, Katie pursed her lips "Madison? Oh, yeah I remember that Jenni and I were told by soo to Madison"

"Where is Madison?" Eric adjusted his glasses on his face "I’ve never heard of it"

"It’s a small city near here ‘Bout seventy-fiveat his hands as he rotated a statue of Lincoln on the table next to hio in that direction because of the ht?" Eric looked around the rooerous"

"We never had no one calling in froly out that way according to e heard on the radio

When we lost our phones, there was speculation it was because of that area going dark"

"What was so special about Madison? Why did they send people there?"

Katie had wondered on the first day of the rising why they were directed toward an area with a denser population "Is there an army base there?"

"There’s no base there" Curtis stopped fiddling with the s there that is that special"

"Yeah, but there had to be some sort of rescue center if they sent us there,"

Katie said

"There is a convention center there And a mall" Katarina flinched

"Dae on the eain, but I figured they were all dead long ago," Peggy admitted

"I did, too Overrun like the rest of the rescue centers," Katie agreed "We never thought about it twice after we decided not to go there"

"But they htful as he considered this prospect "Perhaps they have established a safe haven just like we have"

"And," Nerit said, "that would h to have taken our people"

"So what do we do?" Eric asked

"Try to contact the the airways I never heard a thing," Curtis said in a soft, angry voice

"Military channels are not accessible to civilians," Nerit pointed out Her expression was stoic, but her eyes were fierce, bright, and thoughtful

"Besides, the closestaround these parts is about two hundred y shook her head

"Why should we even think about them? Once all the shit hit the fan and no one showed up, we took care of ourselves"

"But a military presence is obviously out there," Travis finally said "And they have our people So what do we do now?"

"Maybe we should start sending out athe return of our people They hed "I gotta ask why they didn’t co before?"

"Too many questions, no answers" Katie ran a hand over her hair

"Back when the world had order and things worked properly, we may have found each otheron channels that we are not and vice versa" Nerit slightly shook her head

"We can’t apply nor now This new presence in our lives is not a known quantity and we don’t knohat it will hold for us"

"They’re the United States military Sworn to serve and protect Why should we fear them?" Eric looked up and stared at Nerit "They’re our people"