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When I was done, I had eight charges, none of which was going to bethe base of the tank and two more by theof the roo I was taking their lives away fro Only it wasn’t their life It was ia Mason that they were ever going to get Callto die knowing s

I set the other four charges around the edges of the lab, where they would hopefully knock down a fealls and cause a little , and it wasn’t like I had that ," I said, and lit the first s you can scavenge out of a CDC lab I had no idea how long they’d burn, or whether they’d burn at all; oing to stick around to find out After the third fuse was lit, I turned and sprinted for the door

The locked door

"Oh, fk," I said "This can’t be happening This can’t be happening" I hit the door with the heel ofmachine!"

"Please clarify the nature of your request," said the security system

"Uh…" I froze for several precious seconds before blurting, "The tank has been coet some sealant, now, or the experiment will be terminated"

"Please state the nature of the co tubes"

I was taking shots in the dark There was a pause before the system said, "Please hurry Movement is currently restricted due to security conditions" The door slid open

I ran

The halls were practically deserted I paused long enough to kick off Dr Ki for what I hoped would be one of the building’s outer walls I hit a corner and turned, hit another corner and turned again The first ofoff at any second I had to run, or else--

I was so focused on running that I didn’t look where I was going I whipped around a corner and sla in the opposite direction We both staggered backward,down as I tried to recover e?"

"Shaun?" I stared at him He stared back I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do first--screa I had to settle for the fourth option Darting forward, I grabbed his hand and shouted, "Run!"

Thank God for habit Shaun didn’t hesitate He followedme tow him down the hallway and around the nearest corner, where two