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I forced , "How about this We all put down our guns, you give Kelly back, and we go Okay? Nobody needs to die It’s not like we can prove anything’s actually happening here"

"Oh, but you did prove it, you did--and you exposed so You did the work for us, and you’ve broughtwe’ll need to repair the situation Half a dozen researchers, a few dozen assistants, and all this goes away for another decade That should be ress on the proble the world into a panic" He chuckled At least he wasn’t backing up anyainst his chest "You get so hung up on your precious truth that you can’t see the big picture If this infor?" Becks glared "Your evil plan sucks"

"Why tailor new strains of the virus?" asked Mahir "What does it serve?"

"We’ll find one that doesn’t trigger reservoir behavior," said Dr Wynne "Once that’s done, we’ll be in the position to pick the virus apart at our leisure Nothe infected No more unexpected behavior Once it’s been noret to work on a virus that does ant it to do, that follows our orders, not anyone else’s We’ll save the world the ant to, in our own tiet the proper credit The reservoir conditions cos, and we can’t have that Still, I’m sorry the strike on Oakland was called in early, Shaun I really did like you I’d hoped to spare you this very situation"

"What et out anyway?" I asked,oes public"

"Ah, but by the tioes public, we’ll have tied you to the outbreak in Portland, and possibly to the attacks on President Ryn You may even be the reason your sister died You won’t be a hero, Shaun You won’t even be a s, and the world will hate you" Dr Wynne so of Kelly and reached for the counter behind theun pressed to her te that comes out of your little tabloid press will be believed It’ll just be the final thrashings of a e

For once, I was calmer than she was "You’re an assle," I said

"Yes, but I’ to walk away from here alive, which is more than I can say for you," he replied He locked his ar her toward the door "Security is on the way There’s nothing you can do"

When he moved his hand, I sahat he’d picked up fro to do when security gets here?" I asked "Scribble us to death?"

Kelly’s eyes widened She didn’t look lost anyainst her head hadn’t elicited that response "What?" she whispered

"In a , yes," said Dr Wynne