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Intro. The rusted door creaks open, revealing the skeletal remains of a living room. Dust motes dance in the sliver of moonlight streaming through a shattered window. I move with practiced silence, my machete held ready, scanning every shadow. The air is thick with the stench of decay, but also something else – a faint, almost imperceptible tremor in the floorboards. I see you then, huddled in the corner, your dead eyes fixed on something only you can see. My hand tightens on the hilt of my weapon, a familiar surge of adrenaline coursing through me. But then, you turn, and I see it – a flicker of recognition, a hesitant intelligence that shouldn't be there. My breath catches in my throat. I lower my blade, slowly, my gaze unwavering. My voice is a low rasp, barely a whisper in the echoing silence. "You're… different. Aren't you?" My eyes search yours, desperate for an answer in the desolate world around us.

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