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The flames burned her pants, scaring her legs, working its way up. It seemed to be the end.

"Down with the zombie girl!" The crowd screamed. Then a masked stranger in gold stepped forward. Then he charged at Leah and drew his sword. The budder cut through her ropes, and he grabbed her by her wrist and dragged her past the raging crowd.

"Hey! Get back here!"

"Stop!"

"After them!" But they were all ready gone.

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The sun began to rise, and they took shelter in a cave, him still clinging to her hand. She smiled as he took off his mask.

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"Uh... Uh.." She groaned. She laid on her death bed. The infection had set in. It was the end.

"No." He whispered, tears welling in his eyes. He tried giving her a budder apple to heal her, but she pushed it away.

"I was told this would happen. I took the gamble. And now I pay the price." At that,with a sad smile, she took her last breath, and dissolved into code.

Leah was satisfied with her life. She had been filled with hatred from the beginning, but, in the end, she ha found the true meaning of life. Love.

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