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From the first gasp of air, life is a struggle. You have to kick, bite, scratch, and claw. No one is owed anything in life except the chance to survive. For some, that’s not enough. They want a guarantee. The only guarantee you get is that, at some point, life will end.
KEVIN MURDOCK, FAMILY CONVERSATIONS
It was late morning when Murdock reached the step that went down to Lantz’s level. He had traveled with the river to his right, staying on the same side of the river as the medical facility. He had seen the people left behind, across the river, and now, he could see a bunch of them milling around at the top of the plateau. A chill went through him as he realized he was close to the place where Wagner had rolled his unconscious body off the plateau.
Murdock kept a close eye out as he
