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Ash Vector
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Mara fought to the lab and grabbed a fire axe off the wall. She couldn't reason with them and couldn't speak, so she barricaded the door with a steel cabinet and waited, axe ready. Through the glass, the workers simply stood and watched her, patient, mouthing the word she could no longer hear.
The numbing spray wore off too soon. Mara felt her throat loosen, and the word she'd locked away rose on its own. She bit down hard, drew blood, anything to keep her mouth shut. Through the glass, the workers smiled wider, waiting for the one sound they knew was already hers.
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