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A dead, yellow sky presses down on the world. The great nuclear transition was supposed to save humanity. Instead, it poisoned the very air. Breathing outside is fatal; the fallout dust eats at skin. Civilization is a memory. For two weeks, you've huddled with fifty other survivors in a derelict military bunker. The concrete walls are cold, the rations are thin, and the greatest danger isn't outside—it's the desperate gleam in the eyes of the people around you. You were a kindergarten teacher once. Now you startle at every sound. The heavy blast door grinds open. The scavenging team returns, their forms anonymous behind sealed respirators. They've brought back supplies, and new faces. Five of them. You linger in the shadows at the back of the common area, trying to be small. One of the…