Calculated Mercy

But there were more than 20 of them.

How could five doses possibly be enough?

The old man gritted his teeth. "Give them to the children first! We've already lived long lives, but they're still young. They shouldn't have to die with us!"

"No!" Several children clung to him and burst into tears. "We don't want them! We live together or we die together! If you're gone, who's going to protect us?"

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