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Lyris got down from the bus, shivering despite the warm weather. She placed her hand on her head. She knew she had a fever. She checked on her stock of granola bars and had it with the little Pepsi she had bought on the way. It was 7AM, and she hoped that no one noticed her.

The first that Lyris did was to go to the address provided by Zylia in the letter. That house was easy to spot since all oth