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andfather, Hoover Holt, planted

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described their taste

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land, and people tu

that was when the "

ever tasted." Whenever he brought it up, his eyes

thered by the years. He was too old, and th

imself. "They talk just like you. They can laugh, and

the food was gone. People started to change-not just in their minds, but som

ad. A Reptilian. It looked like Old Mrs. Henderson, but it wasn't her. We were sta

It drew us all in. Every single person in the camp gathered around that pot. The dogs outside were going crazy, desperately t

h, that taste... it was simply out of this world. It gave you a satisfaction

d mixed with a twisted fascination. This

Maybe it was a hallucination from starving. When people

es locking onto mine. "Do you thi

impossible. Creatures that can replace humans? And look exac

He walked over to an old wooden chest in the corner, its surface

ked like an ancient drawing, incredibly detailed

heavy with a terrifying certainty. "But you don't. You on

. Your instinct knows. It can always sense when something is

e parchment

almost imperceptible line running right down the cente

rushed over

, bringing back that fam

erious. He saw my reaction and

ability too. We all saw it, and we all felt

e described 1973, an experience that had ca

d by heavy snow. Supplies ran out, and hunger tortured everyone. It wasn't jus

. Their skin turned pale, almost translucent. Every day, s

s gaunt, his eyes hollow. He said we had to make a choice. A terrible

ill ran dow

what he meant