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Chapter 5
I’m determined, no matter what it takes, I will make it home. It's a promise I've silently vowed to myself, a pact formed even before I've had time to fully grasp the direness of the situation that surrounds me. How far does this sea reach? Is it China? Or only a local incident caused by an industrious but irate airport employee. Did he not get a raise? Perhaps a bad performance review… We need to stop trying to save our own asses, so that I can do a bit of research and find out what’s really happening. But as my wall partner and I begin to run again when he sees an airship bally out another mass of gray, we’re searching the skies for the next onslaught.
It's then, I realize I somehow lost a shoe. I have no idea where my loafer landed. Was it with me when I rudely assailed past Bob and vanquished like Bugs Bunny over the cliff? I have no idea. But it’s making my stride retarded, and I’m unsure if it’s a good idea but I decide that no shoes is better than one sh…
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