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Dekka said, “We need to find soht? We are not the safest babysitters in the world”

Shade frowned “Hey Not all of the Char around But look”

Cruz did, and realized that there were people on the sidewalks, civilians, but no one was attacking Some of the people had blood on their chins and necks fro to bite and eat others Many had wounds of their own

They walked down the Strip, heading for Caesars, hoping to find so almost as fervently to find showers and food and beds They walked, each de-morphed with the exception of Malik; Cruz and Ar up the rear

“Thank you!”

It did not at first occur to Cruz that the shout was meant for her

“Thank you! Thank you!”

More shouts And soed, tattered, bloodied bands of survivors lined the sidewalk, withto join them

“Shade Darby!”

“Berserker Bear! You kick ass!”

“Go, Lesbokitty!”

“No, no, no,” Dekka said, but under her breath “That will not stand I a that name the rest of my damn life”

By the ti a solemn parade, a crowd of hundreds Wilkes, the security chief, came out to meet them

iPhones were raised Video was taken

“Say so silence that they all wanted this Needed it,So to make sense of it