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May 29, 2019
" We ran up the curved hill and came out on a long, paved road. A group of boys were waiting for us, walking slowly from the right. Two of the groups behind had merged and were following us up the hill./ ' Now,' said Richard. ' Left. Run.'/ We ran at pace, Grimes far ahead, but we couldn't keep up a sprint. The group behind us was now fifteen strong at least. They were a long way behind, a silent crowd of menace, keeping their distance and jogging slowly./ ' Why aren't they catching up to us? They look like they could easily outrun us.'/ 'Shit,' said Grimes, raising her head to the sky and suddenly slowing down. 'Because we're not being chased.' / ...'We are not being chased. We are being escorted. They want us to go this way.' "