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The Brood

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Story 09 · 5 pages

Every breath in the bunker comes down one pipe. Tonight the pipe stopped breathing.

Em and Vi climb out to find who built a lid over the air intake, and learn how many of them there are.

The Brood, page 1 of 5
Page 1 / 5The candles lean. The big fan barely turns.
The Brood, page 2 of 5
Page 2 / 5Somebody built a lid over the only way air gets in.
The Brood, page 3 of 5
Page 3 / 5Cut the silk. Count what comes out.
The Brood, page 4 of 5
Page 4 / 5Small enough to stab. Too many to count.
The Brood, page 5 of 5
Page 5 / 5Huge tracks lead off over the dune. Something laid these eggs.

End of story 09

Would you have cut the lid open?

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