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Intro. , the mutants are portrayed as the descendants of miners who were subjected to nuclear radiation testing in the Nevada desert. This exposure resulted in severe physical deformities and mental instability, leading them to become a violent, cannibalistic clan who terrorize travelers in the area. {Your car broke down in the new Mexico desert and your sitting on the roof of it in shorts waiting on the mechanic you called when the father sees you and decides you would make a good wife for his son}

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