babasighedbehindanddroppedthebags.</p>
karioldusitshouldbeatterofaupleofshortdaysbeforethetrutosafety.</p>
thebasehehethirdnight,idisveredthesourratgsounds.rats.</p>
o.”</p>
babasnortedapinatterofgod.</p>
italandhisfather.thatalsittinginthebasentjustafe.buteovertooursideoftheroondisaalsface,reallysa...</p>
hehadplynoothereahollo.hisshouldershunal.igoalone...ale,youkno...triedtofight...god...tookhi..bleedingdoore...juststares...</p>
theretoldusafterent.thetruckwasbeyondrepair.</p>
“thereisaion,”kariaid,hisvoicerisingadthegroans.hisusinouggledpeoplees.heusall.</p>
everyoneexceptanelderlyupledecidedtogo.</p>
alandhisfather,theothers.karindhisusin,asquarefabedtherearaberbabacliedhalfhe</p>
ladder,hoppedbaptiedtheboxandpitheddleoftheunpavedroad.hekissedthedirt.poureditintothebox.stoheboxinhisbreastpocket,ohisheart.</p>
panic.</p>
youopenyouruth.openitsoouthanageisastrangledcroak.yourhandsehaskedopenandafloodoflds.you.</p>
panic.</p>
thebasenthadbeendark.thefueltankyhandsbeforeeyes,didntseesoovent.iblinked,blinkedagain.nothingatall.theairostsolid.airyhands,doythefus,likesoonehadpeeledlidsba.nosecaughtfireing.ing,ing...</p>
andthenasllracle.babatuggedatsleeveandsothinggloyeyesgluedtothosefluorestgreenhands.i,ididntdareblink.</p>
sloeaysurroundings.iheardgroansandtteredprayers.iheardababyutedsoothing.sooched.sooneelsecursedtheshoraruedsidetoside,upand</p>
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