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infections were previously reported, must be vaccinated. The program continued for several weeks and it appeared that things had finally slowed down and the virus had run its course.
    Over the next several weeks only one case of the virus was reported on the East Coast and thankfully the virus never moved to the south or westward. Everyone was hopeful that they had seen the last of the virus and of zombies roaming city streets.
    After a few months, most people had begun to forget that the pandemic had ever taken place. No new cases were reported and people had just assumed that ISIS had somehow manufactured the virus on their own. No one was ever privy to records held by the government, which revealed that this was a Nazi weapon of mass destruction. Even the U.S.Government put the incident on a back burner and when the U-756 was discovered off the coast of North Carolina, no one ever thought this might be one of the three lost U-boats that German Intelligence indicated had been part of Himmler’s project. Had someone put two and two together the following events might never have taken place.

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    HITLER'S REVENGE
    Everyone from the dive the day before met at the local wartime museum to further examine the mystery box and begin the opening process. Gary, Reed and the boat Captain arrived early and met with Strauss in his office. Everyone was excited to see just what they had uncovered. They again went over the rules regarding naval wartime graves and believed that the box did not come under any of the articles outlined in the government rules. If it turned out to be something really significant they would notify the appropriate authorities and turn the box over to them. Strauss had a number of items in his museum that were discovered on U-boat wrecks found off the North Carolina coast and so he knew what was appropriate and what was not.
    They examined the box again and confirmed that the hasps were designed to keep the box from opening by itself or from any jarring movement. The hasps were intact, however, they were corroded by the seawater and would need some sort of chemical treatment to loosen them up. Strauss said there was nothing like good old WD-40 to get rust and corrosion off metal. They sprayed the hasps with a generous amount of the lubricant and decided to have a late breakfast, and let the WD-40 do its job, before trying to get the box open.
    Strauss picked a local restaurant famous for its pancakes and omelets and everyone ate a hearty breakfast while talking about yesterday’s dive. Strauss was anxious to hear about Gary and Reed’s dive and any observations they may have made. They talked for a while about the fact that the sub appeared to have blown outward from the inside versus an inward explosion from a torpedo or depth charge. Gary and Reed said that they had partially penetrated the hull and the inside looked to be totally destroyed. They told Strauss how they had circled the sub a number of times and just before they were to begin their ascent, Reed spotted a metallic object in the sand a short distance from the hull. It was still partially buried in the sand and probably had been totally covered by sand at some point. The recent storms must have uncovered it and made the discovery possible. They attached the box to a lift bag and sent it on its way to the surface while they began their ascent and several decompression stops. Initially they had hoped that the box might contain some German gold, as several U-boats had transported gold bars during and toward the end of World War II. When they got the box on board they decided that it was too light to have heavy gold bars in it. As the groups debated what the box might contain, no one had any real idea about its purpose. Strauss finally said that it was time to find out what the mystery was all about. The group returned to the museum and began the opening process. It appeared that the WD-40 had done its job and now the