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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