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“Mind if I quote you on that?” asked Mr Stahl, with a sudden predatory intensity that I recognized quite well froive your readers a link to our site, if you would be so kind?”

“Of course”

The three of us chatted for a bit longer, eventually exchanging pleasantries and going our separate ways I resu, and was aiven or requested—continuallywith more of my unfortunate facts I’ve encountered his type before, usually at political protests They’re the sort ould rather we paved the world and shot the sick, instead of risking life being unpredictable and potentially risky In another time, they were anti-Seay, or all of the above Now, they’re antizombie in the most extreme ways possible, and they use their extre the “undead agenda” I’ve met a lot of zombies Not as many as Shaun and Mom have, but I’m not as suicidal as they are Inyou, not wor their way into public acceptance and support There will always be people for who but fear And I will always do hts din that lanced at my watch It was a quarter to ten Most zo people to gather during the “high risk” period can triple your insurance rate, especially if you live in an area with recently documented outbreaks That includes s, and farrade threat

It doesn’t takeafter they realize they’ve ed to stay out past the unspoken world curfew The conversational groups broke up as people grabbed their coats, bags, and traveling companions and turned to head for the doors All of them had someone to ith, even Carl We are a nation equally afraid of gathering together and being alone Is it any wonder that the average Ae of sixteen?

My ear cuff beeped, signaling a call I reached up and tapped it on “Georgia”

“You co to join the party soon, or should I drink this beer by round The senator’s entourage was celebrating another series of political ht to celebrate If the nuo by, Senator Ryman was a shoo-in for the Republican Party no out here, Shaun,” I said The hall lights began co for the blazing fluorescents that would keep things lit for the cleaning crew I squinted e exit “Let folks know I’ain, signaling disconnection I’uised cellular phones are another matter They’re er battery life, with an average talk tiives out Once the batteries go, it’s cheaper to buy a new phone than it is to pay to have the case cracked and a new battery installed, but we all have to pay the price of progress I have at least three phones on iven time, and only Shaun has all the nu by the door, dressed in identical black suits, with sunglasses covering their eyes and blotting out most of their expressions I nodded to theia,” said Tyrone He produced a portable blood testing unit frohed “You know they’re just going to test ain before they let me into the convoy”

“Yes”

“And you know that a clean result noould be a clean result after the five- to er, aren’t you?”

“Yes”

“I hate protocol” My ritual gruer against the contact pad The lights on the top of the box flashed in the fareen “Happy?”

“Overjoyed,” Tyrone replied, a faint s froht this way”

“How gracious,” I said Steve s across the parking lot toward the distant lights of the convoy The bodyguards fell into step beside h every open area we encountered had been a little annoying at first, but I was getting used to it

The senator’s crew—Shaun, Buffy, and I included—had been traveling in a convoy consisting of five luxury RVs, two buses, our van, and three convertedruns before entering open territory but were mostly used for off-road rallies in whatever fields presented the from my bike to the uards With as al safety standards, it wouldn’tless than a four-day stay, and so we often found ourselves spending a lot of nights “roughing it” in mobile homes that were better outfitted than my room back home