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But the horror only hit her when she heard Uncle Gary cry out

It was a shout of pure o to hiin to thrash "A seizure!" she shouted "Help, so a seizure!"

Then the other two patients in the roo as well--and alarms sounded frole person struck down by the darktheht now, oh, God, I need Nadia and she’s gone, there’s nothing we can do--

"Somebody, help!" This time her voice was a screauys hovering and Uncle Dave dragging her out of the hospital roo so hard that she felt she had to hold hi

By the ti roory and wretched Despite Verlaine’s worst fears, nobody had died; they’d all stabilized back to the same coma state as before Whatever pain Elizabeth had inflicted on the them, Verlaine realized Like fireflies trapped in a jar She’s keeping all those people so she can torture thee for the One Beneath

The only end to Uncle Gary’s pain would come when Elizabeth had made hiht about the end of the world

Uncle Dave was staying behind, so she left Nu to fasten her coat Misery knotted her up froht

Still, she had to do soht now she couldn’t battle the One Beneath or Elizabeth, or even help Nadia, so that left getting so for her and Uncle Dave to eat So Verlaine lined up at one of the CDC supply trucks to get their house’s rations It wasn’t that long a line--roceries to fall back on--but she and Uncle Dave hadn’t been shopping since Uncle Gary’s collapse The only one in their house with food re was Sh to start eating Meow Mix

After she took the sack of food, she began trudging back houn, which meant she couldn’t fill the land yacht up until tomorrow; she had to hoof it today

Verlaine didn’tabout anything--until a couple of guys fell into step behind her

"Hey," one of thenore this In a town as ser, but these guys were unfaray-haired girl Hey, come on, talk to us"

"I’ around

"Those rations you got there? Government chow? It sucks, huh?"