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CHAPTER 17: Drink This...

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  "From the journal of Dr Jon Quayle Cornelius.  I have begun work on a vaccine that will, hopefully, cure those poor souls infected with the Strangerville Sickness and...importantly...allow my team and myself to operate within the depths of the Secret Laboratory without succumbing to the illness ourselves.... To this end I have been working, alone, in that laboratory as their chemistry equipment is more advanced than what we have at the DPR." Once he had synthesised a potential vaccine and had sealed it in a strong glass vessel, he headed back to Strangerville where he checked in with his colleague and houseguest, David. "So, how did you fare, Cornelius?" David asked. "Ta-daaaaaa, here it is.  A prototype of a vaccine right here.  All we need to do now is test it?" "I hope you don't mean testing it on me!" said David, only half in jest. "No, no, no." said Cornelius, shaking his head.  "You don't have any of the sickness sy...
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CHAPTER 16: Mother

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  Cornelius and David didn't say a word as they ate breakfast.  Today was a big day:  The descent to the lowest levels of the secret laboratory.  They had the protective suits, they had a plan in place to explore those depths and now was the moment of truth, the final search for answers. After they had eaten and cleared away the dishes, they packed the HAZMAT suits into hold all bags and gathered any other useful items for the trip.  Before they stepped out the door, Cornelius turned to David. "Are you ready for this expedition?" Cornelius asked David. "Primed and ready to go, Cornelius." he replied. Cornelius nodded.  "Then there's no time to delay" he said as he picked up the car keys and headed to the door. They left the house and locked up before heading to a parked Ford Bronco that belonged to the DPR.  However, the two men noticed that the skies above Strangerville were a particularly sickly green colour, more so than in recent days. "I...
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