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Senator Ryht by panic: “Georgia, what’s this I’ on the scanner about an accident? Is everyone all right out there?”

“Senator” I nodded to Shaun He put Rick’s testing kit down next to him, and the two of us popped the lids off our respective kits in co there is “I’ative, sir, but the CDC is dispatching a biohazard tea to need a fresh truck and a tea, “We’re also going to need a new driver Rick doesn’t have his Class A license, and I don’t want to leavewhich I tuckedmy hand, and mouthed a silent “one, two” at Shaun On te both raers down on the unit the other held The prick of the needle puncturingthe PDA

Finally, while the lights were blinking red to green and back again, the senator said, “Georgia is Chuck ?”

I closed hts, and said, “I’ia ”

“Yes, Senator?”

“Buffy Wasn’t she ”

“I’m afraid that when the truck rolled, ere unable to save either of the occupants”

“Oh, Christ, Georgia, I’e for another truck and driver to be sent to our location, and alert the rest of the convoy that we’re being unavoidably delayed? We’re just outside Memphis You should be able to pull us up on the team GPS”

“I’ll have someone on the way inside the next ten er than the other two, and when he spoke again, he sounded more exhausted than I’d ever heard hiia, have the rest of you have you ”

“The tests are running now If anything changes, we’ll call you”

“Thank you I suppose I should let you get to it”

“That would be best”

“God save you, Georgia Mason,” he said, and ended the call before I could say good-bye

Lowering the PDA, I opened hts entirely “He’s sending help,” I said