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Ash Vector

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Mara typed the word as text instead of speaking it. The second the letters hit the screen, every infected worker in the med bay turned their head toward her door at the exact same instant. Reading it was enough. They knew. The door lock beeped, then clicked, trying to open from their side.

Mara wiped the word off her screen and ran. But it was already in her head, looping behind her eyes. She made it to the lab, locked the door, and caught her own reflection mouthing the clicking sound. She pressed both hands over her lips, but her throat had already started to move.

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