His hands trembled as he disconnected the drive. That’s when the first ghoul noticed him.
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He ducked into an abandoned convenience store, kicked a vending machine against the door, and slid down behind the counter. The glass of the storefront cracked. A dozen hands pressed against it, then a hundred. The shattering was deafening. His hands trembled as he disconnected the drive
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