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A craps croupier suddenly grabbed a wo on her nose A man in a wheelchair was set upon by three people He yelled feebly for help even as he tried to bite the people biting hi a stroller toward the front desk stopped, pulled her baby froies and desperate pleas for soan to chew on her child

“No, no,” Dillon said “Not you, lady There are limits!” He keyed the microphone and amended: “Don’t eat children under” He considered an appropriate age, then grinned Of course The cutoff in the FAYZ, the age beyond which people had poofed, was fourteen “Don’t eat anyone under the age of fourteen”

The wo child to the stroller, at which point she was attacked fro with feeble jaws into her neck

Dillon clapped his hands in sheer a!

Froe, screams of pain and

anger, shouted apologies as people clawed and bit likewell, like zombies But self-aware zos Tears dribbled down into blood

It was e of the Venetian’s patrons was ninetyNo Try again Given that the average age was senileNot quite Given that the average age was Jurassic Yeah, that was funny Jurassic Anyway, given the age of Dillon’s zombies, it ildly funny and, despite the frenzy, not likely to actually get anyone killed

That will be

He savored the e the reaction of the Dark Watchers He guessed they were loving it—yeah, baby—but also that it wasn’t enough Not enough He felt harassed by a need to think of the next line, the next wacky move And he’d had very little sleep He was tired

He sauntered out of the casino toward the elevators to the roo and crying and apologizing as they did it Despite the TV and movie depictions of zombies, it isn’t easy for a huenarian patrons—to actually pierce flesh But he saw an elderlyoff a woman’s ear as she in turn tried to bite a chunk out of his shoulder

“Co the Dark Watchers, “you have to admit: that’s funny”

Security people who’d been beyond the reach of his voice were pouring from concealed doors, unaware that Dillon was the source He nodded at them as they rushed past, took the elevator to the top floor, and ordered ain one of the beds, and Dillon ordered hi but underpants, left immediately

Dillon wondered vaguely how the e was not designed for such orders

Specificity, Dillon, specificity The best comedy is always specific