Chapter 36: The War Begins

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The screens in the police station's crisis center showed live footage from Los Angeles. The Morgan Foundation's primary distribution center was now a burning shell of its former self. Emergency workers moved through the rubble searching for survivors, but the destruction was so complete that Willy knew there would not be many to find. The news anchors were already using the word "terrorism." They were speculating about extremist groups and ideological motivations. The death toll was being reported as "at least fifty, with more expected as rescue efforts continue." Fifty people. Fifty people who had been helped by the foundation, who had been getting job training and placement services, who had simply been in the wrong place when the network decided to send a message. "This was a message

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