Shadows

Mel wiped the sweat from his forehead as he glanced at the screen, where reports of a new mutation of the virus dominated the news. His work as a researcher had always been demanding, but this-this was different. COVID-19 had resurfaced in a more aggressive form, and Mel was at the center of the battle to understand and stop it.

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