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Signal To Noise

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Reads 92
Votes 11
Parts 7
Time 48m

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A flash of light, a hiss of static, and a city of 50,000 became a ghost town in an instant. The area was cordoned off, eye witnesses were taken away in black helicopters, never to be seen again, and officially, the city no longer exists. 

The only people left inside the cordon are Curi, Crypto, and Tech, three members of an expedition into the Zone who can't remember who sent them, why they're exploring the Zone, or even their real names. The only thing they can remember is they are tracking a radio signal coming from the center of the Zone. A signal that can't possibly be human. 

But the Zone isn't ready to give up all of its secrets. And it is more dangerous than any of them realize.

[A story for the Literary Lounge Gen 3 Contest]All Rights Reserved

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The Cave

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