“This machine has a long memory,” says Dutton, placing his hands on the scanner. “It gives you final clearance to enter Wildfire.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A green light illuminates over the doorway, and the door opens. There’s a red painted corridor beyond the door, labeled “ENTRANCE LEVEL ONE.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An announcement on the PA system: “Isothermal reading for MC levels four and five is Zee Bee NRA over two point nine.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hall and Stone meet Leavitt and Dutton in the corridor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“How’s Piedmont?” asks Dutton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Had to order up a Seven- Twelve,” replies Stone. “How are you, Ruth?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Hello,” says Leavitt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“No other way to halt the infection spread,” continues Stone. Hall and Dutton shake hands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Oh,” say Leavitt and Dutton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stone looks at Hall and Leavitt. “You two know each other, don’t you?”asks Stone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“By reputation, only,” says Hall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Ah yes,” adds Leavitt,”Up to now, we’ve had to worship from afar.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Be good, Ruth,” chides Stone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They enter the Delta Five communications room. There’s an Air Sergeant staring at the consoles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Any messages for me from the White House?” asks Stone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Not a thing, Doctor Stone, or you’d have it,” says the Sergeant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“No personal message?” asks Leavitt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“No, Ma’am,” replies the Sergeant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Nothing from Doctor Robertson?” asks Stone. “are you sure, Sergeant?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Sergeant glares at Dr. Stone. “Doctor Stone, sir, I have one thing to do. Just one. Everything else is fully-“<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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