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TNW – Day 46

March 16, 2014Fiction, Horror, HZV, The Nudist War, ZombiesAtlanta, blanket, Brad, Cindy, dream, Eddy, Edmund, firearms, Galveston, HZV, Jess, Maggie, MAN, Maxine, Medium Girl, Monica, naked, nudist, running, shotgun, Surf Pack, Tom, Wolf, zombies, Zscb

This is the sixth chapter.
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All people, places, and events are fictional … except when they aren’t.

The Nudist War – Day 46

Her skin was smooth and slightly freckled, bronzed with a healthy tan. She had long red hair that hung down, encircling his face. Her deep green eyes studied him intently. They were like pools in an oasis in the middle of a parched, arid desert.

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Jess rolled over, looked at the clock and sighed. “2:00 AM. Maybe some fresh air will do me some good. Can’t be any worse than lying here staring at the ceiling,” she mused. “Maybe a walk on the roof?” She reached over and grabbed the notebook computer on the nearby table and brought it into bed with her. Deftly she opened the lid and scanned the stairwell security cameras from the garage level up to the roof. Seeing nothing amiss, she disarmed the motion sensors between the lab and the roof so as not to wake anyone. “I doubt that they will be coming down from the roof tonight. I don’t think the Zs are capable of scaling the outside of this building,” she chuckled to herself.

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TNW – Day 45

March 9, 2014Fiction, Horror, HZV, The Nudist War, ZombiesAtlanta, Cindy, Eddy, Edmund, Edward, firearms, Galveston, H17N10, HZV, Jess, MAN, Mars, Maxine, naked, nudist, running, shotgun, Tom, Wolf, zombies, Zscb

This is the fifth chapter.
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All people, places, and events are fictional … except when they aren’t.

The Nudist War – Day 45

And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

~ Genesis 2:25, King James Bible

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Jess awoke to the sound of thunder. She opened her eyes and turned to look at the alarm clock. It’s luminous face showed 6:30 AM. She reached over to her laptop and brought up one of the outside security cameras. The video and audio indicated that it was raining heavily. “At least the weather is still normal,” she thought before turning off her alarm, rolling over, and going back to sleep.

In the next room Eddy was snoring heavily. When he got back to the lab the night before, they both agreed they desperately needed a good night’s sleep. After several medicinal scotches, they both retired for the night. The DNA sequencing could wait, besides they were making no progress anyway. A good night’s sleep was the least they were due.

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TNW – Day 43

February 23, 2014Fiction, Horror, HZV, The Nudist War, ZombiesApocalypse, Atlanta, CDC, CT scan, DNA, Eddy, Edmund, Edward, floater, Galveston, H17N10, HZV, Ibuprofen, Interferon, Jess, Level 4, lumbar puncture, MRI, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, Ondansetron, optic neuritis, Zombie Apocalypse, zombies, Zscb

This is the third chapter.
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All people, places, and events are fictional … except when they aren’t.

The Nudist War – Day 43

A novel influenza virus has been discovered in several bats from Guatemala. This virus is highly divergent in sequence from other known influenza A viruses, and has thereby designated as a new influenza subtype of H17N10. Nothing is known about the capability of H17N10 to cause human infections or its putative pandemic potential.

~ Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, February 2012

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The room slowly came into focus. Jessica rolled over on the cot and hit the intercom button. “How long have I been asleep?” Silence. Once again, louder and with more authority. “Yo! … Edward! … How long have I been asleep?”

“Hold your horses! I’m starting another run,” replied a voice through the speaker, “… and how many times do I have to tell you? … It’s EDMUND, not Edward!” Pause. “You’ve been asleep just over twenty-four hours.”

“Thanks, Eddy.” Jess rolled onto her back and stared up at the ceiling. She knew well and true that his name was Edmund, but she loved pushing his buttons. Calling him Edward was a sure way to do it. This had been going on ever since Edmund joined her team two months ago, not long before the first reported case of HZV. Back then she had a team of over two dozen scientists and technicians working under her. Now it was just the two of them rattling around in the empty complex.

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That which is not true, but could be true under certain conditions.

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