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Apex Magazine, Issue 20, January 2011

Apex Magazine #20, January 2011

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Apex Magazine, Issue 20, January 2011

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Short story toying with the fate of mankindPOINT OF INFECTION +61 DAYSI suppose there are things one can only learn through experience; the fever is coming on faster than I had expected, making it difficult to organize my thoughts. In the distance, I can hear them ringing, louder than the sirens, louder than the screams. Can you hear them, my daughters?Can you hear the bells?.

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