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    Alan sighed, smiled, and walked along the edges of the community pool, no other soul in sight. It was a nice day, and he had every reason to be enjoying his alone time at the pool. At least, he did in his eyes. But today was not a normal day, not in the least. On the far side of the pool, a glimmer caught his eye. Curious, he jerked himself out of his reverie and looked a bit more closely at it, noticing a shiny pool pump. Smiling at his find, Alan hurried over to examine it. When he moved closer, he looked it over, seeing the attached tube, making him frown somewhat. Someone had likely left it here. He could be nice and leave it, or seek

     Day one of the outbreak started as a typical Saturday did for Josh.    He got up, got dressed, brushed his teeth, got his backpack, then collapsed on the couch. Today was a lone hiking trip for him, and he had been looking forward to it. Quite a bit, in fact, to the point he ignored the news reporter once the weather segment finished up.    "Moving on...there have been several unconfirmed reports of strange creatures wandering in the mountain region, hikers are advised to be cautious and to report anything odd or out of place to park rangers and local police." The woman said, every word passing right over Josh's head.    Josh simpl