Chapter 9Ciara, Lothia, Far North Province, and Logran, the capital
November 2
Stage 3:
1. Translucent body parts become transparent. Pace of transformation accelerates.
2. Visible organs become invisible, heart is often the last to become invisible.
3. Bodies of the afflicted began to exude heat. Remains highly contagious and transmissible.
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Theo first heard the warnings from the Ghost Friends Network when he was in the grocery store. He was standing in the vegetables and fruits aisle, shaking his head at the scarcity of choices. Dried fruits, mostly. A lot of raisins and dried apples. Some tomatoes, ahead of the first frost. Yellow and green squash. Fall beans. Not much else. Almost no cheeses, very little milk.
Theo recognized the clerk. A former student, she had been in
