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"Kevin, thank you for joining us," the Senator said with a brilliant smile

She was heavilybubble around her head

"Senator," he said in a soft voice

"Sit down and let’s begin," the Major General said

Kevin sat down and looked down at the stapled sheets of paper before hi that read "Distribution of Huht," the Senator began, her grin wide "And they were very excited about the photos of the fort I sent them And what is truly wonderful is that they have accepted my proposal to relocate the populace of the Madison Mall Rescue Center to our newly nalanced around the table The Major General looked i on the proposal in front of hin

"So they don’t expect us to maintain the mall anymore?" the Major General asked

Kevin realized in thatofficer was

"Exactly Upon further examination of the photos I realized the hotel in the shots is the sa for restoration It is a luxurious hotel that harkens back to the beginning of the last century There is plenty of room for us to settle in there We can secure the Governor’s Suite immediately and use all its resources to provide us a safe and civilized home," the Senator said with relish

"What of the people living in the hotel?" Kevin asked

The Senator looked toward him with her shrewd blue eyes Her smile remained plastered on her face "They have obviously cleared other buildings If we bring the cots from theforce"

"Working force?"

"Why, yes," Raleigh said smoothly "The Senator pointed out to the President that it is time for the people of America to return to their values

Hard work has always been a part of that Together we must build a new A thea neorld"

"We can begin supplying Central with fresh etables in a matter ofnotes on the proposal "And what is this estiibberish?"

The Senator’s fake warm smile was frozen on her face as she shuffled her papers "We in to breed if we expect to survive"

"Isn’t it the American way to have babies when you want them?" Bruce Kiel looked up, his expression quite dour

The Senator laughed a little and Raleigh leaned past her to speak "We are in a neorld, Mr Kiel If we intend to survive the undead uprising, then weto assist us"

Kevin flipped through the proposal as fast as he could, scanning it He found the esti the surviving women in the ular workforce, since they were not considered optiiven a six nant, or they, too, would be sent out into the fields Wole, were expected to produce one child per year Scanning further he was horrified to see what looked like a formula that estimated an acceptable loss of life to productivity ratio

"You’re talking about these people as if they are cattle," Bruce said in a low voice

Again, the Senator laughed, flashing her beautiful s realistic We all must be realistic The days of freedouide them or we are doo in the fort to turn it over to us?" Kevin looked up from the data He felt sick to his stomach

"They are Americans They will do what their President asks them," the Senator answered "Besides, there is no clear indication of resistance fro for the return of their people and have not uttered one threat"

"That is true," Raleigh agreed "Theyfirepower, they will concede"

The Major General cleared his throat and shook his head "We may have more resistance than you anticipate Bill from the fort said-"

"Bill from the fort is one man We must speak with the leaders The leaders will see that it is in their best interests to turn over the fort," the Senator said shtfully "When are you going to start negotiations with the to let theer," the Senator answered

"They need to see we are the ones in power"

"You do realize that evacuating this h," Kevin said

"I saw the evacuation plan The charges go off, the barricade comes down and as the zombies flee the fire as h responded