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The side of the hill behind the power plant was glowing Like it was burning in patches A hallucination
He would never be able to walk that far The drug would never last that long Faster He needed to move faster
He needed help Someone…
“Someone help me,” he whispered
He began the long, wearying walk up the sloping road toward the security gate No way he could move overland Not a chance And even…
Even…
Saht Like a flashlight But co from the ocean
He sat down hard The light swept slowly over the parking lot, like so
The light crawled over the side of the power plant It cli
But he was just a cruht would never land on hiht would come his way and then veer off
He was invisible
“No, Sam,” he told himself as the realization daith ridiculous slowness on his addled brain “Stupid ht”
Saht pierced the night sky
The searchlight zoomed instantly toward him
“Yeah, here I am,” Sam said