Scourge
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A plague cripples a region. Borders are sealed. Time is running out...
In desperate situations, humans tend to resort to unthinkable means. With their people now contributing to the death toll, will Nikolai and Lana retain their sanity long enough to find a solution? Or will they become part of the problem?
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