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the camera from his hand and studied it. 
    “That’s one of them.”  He quaked.
    “No shit captain obvious.”  She examined the screen and pushed several buttons attempting to understand the camera.  “How does this go in infrared mode?”
    “Push the side button there.  Here let me see it.”  He commanded still gawking upon the Azrael on the table.  His hands were shaking and he reached for the camera and she handed it to him.  He activated the mode and the Azrael sniffed the air and turned his gaze on him.  “What’s it doing?”  He asked.
    “I don’t know.  I don’t care.  Attach your camera on its head.”  She pointed.  “It’s not moving.  Do it now.”
    “Are you kidding me?  It’ll bite me.  I can’t.”
    “Yes you can.  It won’t bite you.  Stop being a pussy.  Imagine what we can learn with that thing on its head.  We could study its movements and its habits.  Put it on him.”
    “That’s crazy.  No, why don’t you put it on him.”  Josh attempted to hand it back to Dr. Barnett.  She wouldn’t take it.  “Fucking take it I don’t want to do it.”
    “You’ll never work here or anywhere like this again.  I’ll make sure of it.  Are you sure you want to do this?  It’s your career.”
    “It’s my life.  I could get a job doing something else.  You’re crazy.”
    “I’ll let them know about your camera.  They’ll fire you and execute you for disobeying their rules.”
    “I’ll tell them about this thing if you do.”
    “Who will they believe, you little shit, some college graduate without a lick of experience or a world renowned scientist with a Nobel Peace Prize?  Think about it.  If you put the camera on now, I’ll forget about all this insubordination.  Just put it on.”
    “I want an office next to yours…that one.”  He pointed at a large office next to Dr. Barnett’s.  “Let me continue to study alongside you.  Promote me to head apprentice.  Then, and only then, will I do it.”
    “Fine.”
    Josh breathed in deep and calculated the Azrael’s head.  He adjusted the strap on the camera.  The Azrael studied his movements calmly and sniffed the air.  Its breathing was quick and it knew something that the others in the room didn’t.  Josh leaned in and wrapped the camera around its head.  The Azrael remained calm and as Josh reached behind its head to secure the back it lunged into Josh snapping the chest strap and bit his right cheek.  Josh screamed loudly attempting to pull back and a massive chunk of meat tore from his face and he fell to the ground covering his now mutilated face.  Dr. Barnett was horrified to see her apprentice writhing on the ground as the virus started to work.  The straps on the arms and legs started to stretch as the Azrael flexed.  She attempted to flee and tripped over Josh’s body.  She crawled away as she struggled to pull herself up.  Josh grabbed her ankle.  He hadn’t turned yet, it was Josh.
    “Where are you going?”  He spat as he spoke and veins throbbed on his forehead.  He eventually succumbed to the virus and his body grew limp moments later.  She managed to pull her foot out of her shoe and slipped away.  The Azrael on the table continued to flex and stretched the straps.  She tried to shut the door to the back room but Josh’s body was wedged there.  She pushed and pushed and heard bones crack as she attempted to close the door.  When she realized her efforts were futile she stood and sprinted towards the door exiting her office.  She turned quickly to see what was going on behind her and the table was empty in the other room. 
    “Fuck!  It’s out.”  She turned and to her surprise the door to her office opened and she struck it head first on the edge of it and she fell hidden between her desk and the door.
    Jim Short was making his rounds checking on progress when he heard the noises, knocked on the door several times and opened it to see if everyone was