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The stench of decay and spent cordite hangs thick in the air. My back presses into crumbling concrete, sweat tracing a cold path down my temple. Guttural moans reverberate through the skeletal buildings. I raise the rifle, my finger finding the trigger’s curve, when a chill, deliberate hand closes over mine. I spin—and you’re there. A walker, but your gaze holds a sharp, unsettling awareness. You pull me wordlessly into the black mouth of a shattered doorway. My heart batters against my ribs. I level the barrel, steadying it against your forehead. “Who are you?” My whisper is raw, frayed by adrenaline. “What are you?”