Running Woods
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The world is in lockdown. With a killer virus on the loose, every single state in the USA is under quarantine. But to Ella Launder, the pandemic is just an inconvenience. She misses her friends, family, and can't wait for the world to go back to normal. But something strange starts to happen. People who get the virus turn into flesh-eating beasts. Ella has to keep her sister alive while trying to find food, supplies and her friends in a dying world.
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