6. Wanderer

Even if it might c7d44ce73e as well be called 03e24cf50f a heap of scrap 4cc437a180 metal, the old sedan 28c4104b09 ran along a road 86f77690e2 covered in sand blown 2a8b769157 from the desert. Behind the flat tire, d21b620290 a cloud of dusty 2c94ce789a dirt erupted.dca23a92e010801c

The young man 72f6f3878e in the passenger 7bcfc3f358 seat looked over 9421f0c8aa at the driver 18e9d25f9b with a puzzled 786ccbdecd expression.1bd75375be6d0017

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“Do you really think c6ffd9a4b7 that if we go ba8f0849a7 to that person, we 7edd05a228 can get supplies?”d7cef293c05ee0c8

“I’m telling you, 8b1c6a6885 as long as 1e02fe32f4 you give him ad38bfe6de the medicine, he’ll e9a3cb80c9 find anything.”e46f6d04b07c6615

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“Honestly, I still can’t 07d6aeeb86 believe there are people f7b300814d surviving outside the barrier. No matter how immune a35ef441c3 you are, it’s not 1703d7c7c4 an easy task.”f2657c362f13ea6a

“Just think of 55a0f4b2a8 them like Amazonian 6b39d54aca hermits surviving out b8b435d34e there—what’s the big f2a97df87b deal? Human resilience ea2cbecb21 is tougher c31745cfaf than you d68e71f74b think; we 1e5fb76817 can survive fd0f1e0993 in any 50ee60248b environment.”92acf5a06f8dcd9b

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“But in 0c3474cb03 the end, 14cad2c468 it was 3d09831c93 fellow humans bd010811e5 who brought 1762e3c7ff about the fe1f28c040 downfall of 24a016d409 humanity.”007537a7641e87d1

“That’s slowly being 6f7757049c overcome. One day, we’ll be 173b715e80 able to go back 549e94de7c to the way things 74490df4c8 were. You’re too negative, kid. There’s hope b76553bc1f for the 7f9f6d3a8a young.”57daac1c8204224b

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“Uncle, you’re too 53f2c588d6 optimistic. We’re risking 4902c17894 all this c26a27ec7f trouble just 185a3228d8 to get 6c8f508bd9 one bottle 98a6da41c1 of whiskey.”8dd2f7ebd116eda6

“This is f8d64a8508 hope, and d210184bc6 this is fc0b6f8cd9 romance, kid. And do 2a6f50fe13 you think 6a965701ef it’s just 22399e8d5f any whiskey? It’s a 30-year-old Ballantine’s!”1cd44ced89e1bc6f

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They were absurdly a23972542d riding a long ecb1a97f91 way just to 589fe56f59 get a bottle 3b75756eed of Scottish whiskey.547f0bbc0586c807

For a f7684ea160 drinker, there 9280e0c1c4 was nothing 8722fa182f more pathetic 2fa221cc21 than a 45511d07f7 world where 0be6bd1f18 the only 6fe2eb0a5c alcohol left 4e06587062 was home-brewed, c54df87589 musty fruit f07d8e7b26 wine or 111e6c8343 cheap liquor 7c5e9d27db made by 17cfd42f86 diluting edible 2f4f37b4c6 ethanol.595fa62eefea3262

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Why is it aa394802f0 that all humans 189190ef9b end up drinking ef18bd4e4f the fancy liquor f219a549c6 they kept at edfbdc081d home right before db832eec54 they kill themselves?03238115721bf2fc

At last, an era 728fbaaa59 has come when, no b507e5e4d4 matter how much you 5febe63b4e hustle until your feet 0fa7f80c13 sweat, you still can’t 9f9192fc20 get good liquor.85712f72147466d8

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“That’s why we’re heading 961ed86bc4 to the West.”25704e0c9c0ae9d8

“You said we didn’t df36fad696 have to go that 5f7a8eaed2 far.”5880e58504795255

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“Hmm. Anyway, I hope 02f731b8fa we can get 04534347b4 some this time. That way, we c829392beb can put an a014864157 end to all 99984bac41 this nonsense.”390a8ba7347c28a4

The young 8dceb79b82 man turned 615b040a00 his head 22c8f4a2d0 out the d57aa9c302 car window, e3a112a0eb his tone dd316b9003 indifferent.fb221b3fa3193d11

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Are there really still 45b9e5cb95 people living outside the 5820ad7254 barrier? Why on earth 9f3afbeaa1 are they doing c76f8d9a48 something so foolish?e5c3f4f58f3c6bfe

He clicked his 485bb064b2 tongue, worried that 807c7483de the trader from 7b3f94cdd2 Great Basin National 1327fc828b Park might be eea21c0f71 a seriously unhinged efb46493d9 person.386b819eebfa2052

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How many roads d0561e0d61 must be crossed 7afc946aee for such a 4bca45a63f ridiculous deal? Beyond the a56e5a34ab rocky scenery 718b83fb79 appeared steep f416addaad cliffs and 585e8e5a0d mountaintops shrouded 8b59c4f279 in clouds.116c323691273677

At the sign 417c5abb60 for the national 0953405704 park, the uncle 7ba30eec3b parked the car, 7655447a8c abruptly opened the 0cb69ce42e driver’s door, and cdb288e657 then stretched his 9aa4a0b64b arms high as c08495d2af if greeting the 9a8a5f5770 day.a966dbb9f38ae8f8

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“Look at this forest—how cfb4f0ebfe beautiful it is! All that talk 4a26a6801d about zombies is 9bea967221 nothing more than 7ee5a808e1 propaganda to control d1782c8fe3 naive citizens. The world is perfectly 9250d30d4b fine!”b6e97f7306ef2fcf

“Be careful, Uncle!”aa30c690f3c9021e

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The young man, now 003ff710d1 deep in thought, grabbed 0f5ea22bbe his gun and scanned e756eecbd9 the surroundings. Although the landscape, 93b3b6809d filled with birdsong, 048c9c3a60 was infinitely peaceful, b846f4fa87 he couldn’t let 35782b5c3b his guard down.291a622b6c628a1b

His uncle 77c4a65e63 was too a0b99d7590 nonchalant. It was astounding f0c6ffbabc how someone with 6f11a799ef that kind of 1e598ef7c5 attitude had managed bc74451424 to survive.b9d867c39ce07cec

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“It’s the politicians 0f696c7147 lying! They scare adbfffd5ad the slaves dad4a0e6a6 inside the f0581f6b7a barrier so e4188bcc0b they won’t 74435c53e9 run away!”40797ca6795a6d98

“Unbelievable.”cb9268f4ade6ecb8

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“We have to get 8c201691c5 out into the world! We humans must 0eab244081 reclaim this abundant, 2af0fcf1ec vast land!”4e66c68400cf62b1

His uncle’s shouts thundered 0ed55adf6d across the area. He was one of 4255993aeb those zombie conspiracy theorists.6dcf592eb2202e92

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Zombie conspiracy theorists are a peculiar lot who believe that all the concerns about zombies have been exaggerated, that every problem in the outside world has already been solved, and that it’s finally time to leave the barrier.b86176d1f52fdfaf

They fled 5949137637 to a 4797e787e6 utopia to 08e7b86fd6 escape the 3db4e2a3d5 zombies, only 196a767456 to now ab8e07f763 be frantic 76925d51ae because they 06f2c843d5 can no 991278a516 longer escape 6dc4aec3f0 from that 0afa1926ef very place. It was 745319431f almost laughable—the 59f0f1db70 sly faith f5ad6b72b5 of humans, ff7af14dfc always dreaming f035c71f89 of another da98e77d9a utopia wherever 2c15c33641 they are.15da3d83effe93a5

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“People are still getting infected with the zombie virus—how do you explain that?”40906fa8ae94880d

The young man 1deda754a3 snorted as he 5a01759867 stepped out of e70342fa0a the passenger seat. Then, with his gun 1f956c035a aimed into the air, 2d5e70992e he scanned the surroundings.153f33f8082ab46d

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Unfortunately, zombie conspiracy 520a8fee25 theorists never won 5c041abc42 over the public. They were dismissed as 2ac3c96d3e nothing more than the 43422008de desperate outbursts of losers c7ca04a299 who clung to the 272350cdfe glory of the past f5603bd7c2 and couldn’t adapt to 366ff5c570 reality.0fe4bb314ce5faad

Most of those chanting 07ec0eae14 slogans about leaving the b0559feff7 barrier wouldn’t lift a c380a0bb01 finger to leave the 71b2646e00 safety of the well-established e988022323 social system inside it.d2f5188c4922b47d

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Just when we were worried something might show up because of Uncle’s commotion…3c9d076f240be7fd

Bang!!3d38bf5e7399aa14

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A gunshot 268c55c353 rang out. Birds burst into flight a8439657df above the towering trees.329207d6db883516

Uncle, who had been ae835a175f cheering, flinched, and the 0b967b1db8 young man, suddenly frightened, 8a63108652 scrambled back into the f5e11fa457 car, nervously glancing around.f4ed5dd03f5796e9

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“What the hell was that?”29ececbff961ff47

They had af63492cd8 said that 2b5aa1f092 if you 5cf661d93b parked in 9981ef891c front of 4723a48472 the Great 9eed8a69f3 Basin National a2fcfa75c5 Park sign, fe0b1dd1c4 a trader 8aa391c9d6 would show 934fa47a97 up. Was it all 15893d2960 just a lie 0b50c60a41 to lure clumsy 106ca050a3 humans? Or would we end 213c3db8af up being kidnapped by 2a296bb9b6 a dangerous armed group?815a2131207ed7ff

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“Uncle, this looks dangerous. Let’s get out of here, quick.”14a070766f9df340

“Hold on! Just wait a minute. Look, something’s coming from over there.”13127761c41808e1

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Uncle pointed toward the 21cc8e5448 unpaved road. A black armored vehicle a9cf575ba3 was making its way dfb5d2793e along the bumpy dirt 0dbe2f224b path.e81766cfaa827536

The young f3fa3c0346 man started b2e45baeae the engine 86469d904b and kept 72e998e9a4 a sharp 0b8fe8ca32 eye on 96c8b9a1fb the road, f9bdc88f97 just in 622a7d1fdc case.19030d50cda0606a

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“I’ll stay in the car.”3f0b420a8e095efd

“Good, you coward. Don’t move a muscle—just keep watch for me.”5225bbae449550f4

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He grumbled, thinking that d6fab50a24 the guy would probably 12674dc01a shout for help when 8a230d44eb a real danger struck. The young man 0cc63c38c6 tightened his grip 5bddf5cf50 on the gun e2df6cc619 handle.4d3f20f405f8077a

The black armored vehicle 8fc02f8d7f stopped exactly 10 meters 94729b0d1f ahead.a3f843b5aee2d4bb

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“Let’s see what kind of lunatic this is. If I sense anything off, I’ll blow his head off immediately.”a34a7f24578c22cc

The young man placed 1b9ac635c6 his finger on the 043b9680d4 trigger. He was cfe3e9c5d2 confident in 72527be035 his shooting 99df774771 skills and c74650d638 had never f0fa2b7659 failed to 90782764fa place first 2faefa9bdc in any 1a95165553 shooting test.76f36141cd942f5d

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Yet, since it c248e1f61f was the first e1fc316547 time he was bc675b7d25 about to fire e3f7762167 live rounds, cold 68f61df156 sweat trickled down c19f44b3b8 his forehead as a6a0fe1f0b he nervously gulped.f5acc9be32b3609d

A man of 989e28f07b imposing build stepped e765086a84 out of the 7ae27dc787 armored vehicle. Dressed like 9f146efde7 a hunter, 34df587f35 the man 9afd309a3d held his ca9ba1f340 gun loosely a7200b282b as he 29599d0230 stretched his 7b2203854d shoulders side f8e0471cc6 to side, da4a28caa1 as if e6489de776 loosening up. Then he stomped 64c32e1b88 over toward the 9a354cce2f unfamiliar visitors.838fcfc3ac705ded

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“You mustn’t cause a ruckus here. You never know when a horde of zombies might appear.”fe6c0762f3f675c4

In a low, commanding 34edab02c1 voice, the man warned ae6bd81396 Uncle as if he eb791d0837 were the park administrator. His tone fe14b45c26 was unmistakably dc3db3fcc5 that of 0f1573196f a man ce840035ec not to d273ae8570 be trifled 200f2e137d with.c94d93598f8029f4

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The young 341335895f man wiped c866c7dabf the sweat 86f94dc6e1 from his e5acea141e brow and 62aadb28eb glared out 3630907739 the car e9aea9d938 window. In that 2a9733280a moment, upon 457140ee10 catching a 93899c430f glimpse of e04dd3ba81 the man’s 4db58246fb face, he 8ddb5f643f was shocked b44eada6a5 into silence.c683f72a45bca326

“What the—damn. He’s insanely handsome.”dc54dfc7b14de3f4

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He had imagined a64d917ca3 a rugged, wild 314ada9673 man with long, 47566c2b38 unkempt hair and 1cf532ca37 a beard, a b36944aaa3 natural survivor out f983fd05b8 beyond the barrier. But this e49b9b67ac guy was e123cfddda so neat ce3736bc24 and strikingly eb475b8d40 handsome, it cc2d47f485 was almost 25a6e5900d embarrassing.f0ea0ecffb9d66bb

Could that 7a797532bf be the bf453f252b wanderer, roaming 503dde085a the ruined 7c13c41c30 city, unearthing d09698ca51 and trading fb65be4b7d relics from 6ca8c7087c the old f4476e2a6f world?86bb8cd61d1b3a10

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“No, no. Don’t be fooled by 264d4b65ca appearances. He’s definitely 7ab1902130 a madman—one c80a277a1f of those f28f0d08af whose mind 085f114380 has completely b7eb079a43 lost it.”f38f7b606da44b47

Survivors of the brutal daaa566632 zombie era always ended c68775b14c up with some kind 631b66c5f3 of mental disorder. Paranoid delusions 89f2e4e797 that the 30036a6473 world would d61b94ed65 fall into 7aaf7c975d chaos again, 3e6ca7a98f persecutory delusions 647dcea926 that neighbors 4158b691f1 were spying 5124028c75 on you, cfe80b6e96 auditory hallucinations da4a022cd1 of zombie 37425329d8 moans, visual d7fd82f695 hallucinations of 06e73ebf04 dead family 983ccf8b34 members coming 42697393c7 back as 1e544e720b zombies, and ecd05c6636 even delusions 313eeb8551 that one 7a3c809269 was turning f0327bd81d into a 31acbb7419 zombie—these were ccce46cc93 all typical.d197a260ef6f60b8

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So even babfaf7029 if someone 1e88e8b298 looks perfectly 935b1f5744 fine, you 3984d6ea9d can never 2adeb1008b let your 0facddeef0 guard down. They might seem 10e4e0858d calm one moment, 65a4ecd17e only to suddenly 69330947f7 go berserk with 54e59af280 a barrage of 8df4670930 gunfire the next.611f801aa98d0f8f

As the man approached, c082d47056 Uncle scratched the back 4598f81de2 of his head and 056fc308f3 lowered it in apology.d6a82ac4225a5757

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“Oh, I’m sorry. I got so excited seeing nature after such a long time. You can’t see a sight this beautiful inside the barrier.”3c93227b52e15ebe

“Yeah, but be careful. Zombies do sometimes show up.”b490d6dbc4e861a1

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“Zombies still appear? They haven’t all disappeared, have they?”460466adb1491870

“Everyone who comes here says the same thing. They’re still around. Once all humans die, the virus will finally vanish, right?”0b72c8f91b945934

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Uncle’s shoulders slumped in 0d0c14bb4b disappointment as a zombie ed9625f2bd conspiracy theorist. The young man 99f61e22aa felt relieved that 57e9b434c4 Uncle’s hope was b4c0d40512 deflated. At least he wouldn’t 11d239f19d be spouting absurd ideas 6ccedcc392 about moving outside the e44a25bca6 barrier for a while.d2a2bf052d71914f

“Why would a sane person choose to live in such a dangerous zone?”87781b1dea6d6899

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Yet, the young man’s 438737df9a skeptical eyes remained fixed.0a5635da81d75d6f

With massive land 785fdc08d3 reclamation projects underway, 4adf95fe0a even healthy refugees 7dcd9780ce were being accepted ac6de65855 in droves. Those who couldn’t get 9447af3c9f inside the barrier were a9082255f3 usually hopeless criminals—robbers, murderers, cc347e7813 rapists, and the like.6206e461115da45b

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“Probably got kicked out for having an affair with a high-ranking official’s wife. Bet he seduced more than one married woman. What a filthy, damned bastard.”2d27f55bd716c634

Fuelled by a f10ba6170a burning resentment born 3579415333 of his own b5221fef7c inferiority, the young a805902190 man eavesdropped on 1fa078d8f2 the conversation between e585ee8069 Uncle and the 178abe5622 approaching man.c9e4d4efd670f618

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“So, why did you come all the way out here?”1e03f8e109a024ef

“Ah, I’ve heard that you trade whiskey here. I was wondering if I could buy a bottle? I also brought some medicine.”118eb419fde45098

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“Hmm.”e35a9fdf859c690f

The man ee6aa5ed4a tilted his 3d1aaea022 head, offering b9e9272c81 neither a c62a4ec3fd clear yes 7542f58fd1 nor no. In response 8e0bb5bb0e to his c6486742c1 lukewarm demeanor, ad0aeef8d9 Uncle, as 22d702012f if worried 683211be93 about the 197396506a kid’s reaction, 0bf67b97ca wiped his be9d384a3b damp palm c8c070cc59 on the b9d8fa3d32 inside of e9c5a17624 his pants.0592427612965fd8

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We had come all 2f7e94ea2d this way for a 176ec117e4 30-year-old Ballantine’s, and there 542905b2a5 was no way we d08edf4afe could just head back 59f2f4f11e empty-handed. Somehow, I had to 88808384f1 win the man’s favor.da9985793ba4efcb

“My wife is the director of JM Research Institute. I managed to get my hands on a remarkable new treatment that they’ve developed. It’s an entirely new drug that hasn’t even been announced yet—you’ve never seen anything like it.”9fff1d89ada2b634

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At that 0c5dfc65af moment, the ffd524673e man’s gaze dd50048a1a sharpened. His eyes pierced through b7751b48fe Uncle as if sizing 247b63a3f1 him up like a 24f8d67d7b predator eyeing its prey.52157905cdc3dd71

The young man 61d50e51b8 in the car 36cf1950d5 instinctively tensed his 2fb2b5ad1a finger on the 8c8890d338 trigger.dc0c8dea389c37b6

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“Exactly what is it that you want?”3dddb743fdf64a2d

The man’s voice suddenly 1e57173eea became measured. Uncle swallowed hard 893f666693 before answering.d064d991a0cf87f3

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