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тАЬThere's the other signal, sir. The second tower is out of operation,тАЭ
Frea said.
тАЬSignal your troops to advance. Send a signal to Commander Hora to
move in. It is time for our offensive,тАЭ Zira ordered.




Chapter 2

Warden Priscilla Honor stared at the fog that suddenly engulfed the prison.
She couldn't see out her window at all. Concerned that some of the more
hardened prisoners might try to take advantage, she turned and reached for
her phone to order a lock down. The lights went out as she turned and
groped for her phone. Upon picking it up, she discovered that the line was
dead. In the near darkness of her office, she placed the phone down and
groped her way to the door and then to her secretary's desk.
тАЬWho's that?тАЭ
тАЬMe, Priscilla.тАЭ
тАЬOh, Warden. You startled me. What happened to the lights?тАЭ
тАЬWe must have a power failure. Is your phone working, Sheila?тАЭ
Sheila answered a moment later, тАЬNo, ma'am.тАЭ
тАЬOkay, make your way...тАЭ
тАЬWarden! We've got a riot on our hands!тАЭ a voice shouted.
тАЬWhere?тАЭ Priscilla asked.
тАЬWe don't know where yet. All the power is dead and the generator
hasn't kicked in. We can't lock down the cells automatically.тАЭ
тАЬIs your radio working?тАЭ Priscilla asked.
тАЬYes, that's how I'm getting my information.тАЭ
тАЬOrder them to manually lock the cells.тАЭ
The radio blared with static, then a call came over it. тАЬWarden Honor,
we have demands. Either see them or someone's going to be hurt.тАЭ
тАЬGive me your radio. I'll talk to whoever that is. While I stall them, try
to get other guards to surround them. Let's isolate this before it spreads,тАЭ
Priscilla ordered.
It took a moment before Sheila lit a match. In the dim light, they could
finally briefly see each other to hand off the radio.

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Kelly looked out of her cell at the end of the world. She couldn't believe
that the prison ended unexpectedly just two steps away from her cell. She
stared at some far off stars as those went by slowly while other objects
came and went at fantastic speeds. Afraid that someone had slipped
something to her, she remained where she was and just tried to enjoy the
view while wondering how soon she'd be raped or molested in her drugged
condition. She knew there were both prisoners and guards who would do
either or both to her. Not once did she believe that what she was seeing
was real.