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blur that covered most of the country, he then zeroed in on the outlying areas in white.
    “Here’s you r proof,” he said pompously. “An official government map that shows only a small percentage of our country is infected. All those other videos are staged to try and panic us.”
    When Megan scrolled down to the map key, h is triumph was short-lived. Black referred to the areas with outbreaks of the HWNW virus, while white showed the areas that had been spared.
    S o far.
    Realizing that evacuation was futile, the council decided unanimously that isolation would be their best defense. When they finally reconvened, a number of recommendations were brought up and passed.
    It was decided to mine the bridge that crossed BA Steinhagen Lake to their west. A majority of the span was built on a causeway, but they could set dynamite under the bridge near the western shore and blow it up if they needed to. This would force any of the dead coming from the west to make a huge detour and also give them time to marshal their forces against them. Observation posts would be set up on the eastern shore of the lake to watch for any threat and keep track of it.
    Checkpoints would be erected on all of the roads leading in and out of town, and anyone wanting to come into town would have to undergo an examination to make sure they hadn’t been bitten or infected. If they refused, they would be barred entrance. This would be enforced by the local police.
    Roving patrols of well -armed citizens would crisscross the fields and back roads that surrounded the city to catch anyone trying to sneak in on foot, and the small airfield to the west of town would be shut down to any incoming traffic. Volunteers would be needed for this duty.
    Rick Styles, the leader of one of the local militias, stood up and told the council that he and his men would secure the airstrip to the west of town. The chairman hesitated for a long moment before giving a nod of approval. He knew that even with the townspeople helping, their manpower was pretty slim and they would need whatever resources they could get. Even if it meant recruiting the militia.
    Prior to the dead coming back to life to feed on the living, most of these militia groups of ‘Preppers’, as they were called, were looked on with slight amusement since they were always getting ready for the end of the world. While it hadn’t come as they thought it would in a collapse of the monetary system or a civil war, a zombie apocalypse was the next best thing. This was one of the reasons for the chairman’s hesitation. Rick Styles, and the small group of camouflage clothed men and women sitting with him, seemed almost happy at the thought of finally being proven right. A few other groups like his volunteered, so the chief of police told everyone who wanted to commit to being in the Jasper Defense Force to meet in front of Sunshine Groceries at seven AM.
    Satisfied that they were doing everything they could, the crowd unanimously agreed to implement the board’s precautions starting the following day. Megan was one of the few dissenters, but her cries that it wouldn’t be enough were lost in the roar of ‘ayes’ and the noise of hundreds of chairs scraping across the floor as people stood up.
    T he meeting was adjourned.
    The townspeople patted each other on the back as they filed out, feeling good about taking action. They discussed other ways of protecting the town and came up with a few useful ideas. Their talk then turned to home defense, but no one thought it would come to that. They knew they would persevere as long as they kept the infection from entering their town.
    Although they seemed to have thought of everything, t he end didn’t come from the outside as they believed it would, but rather from within. The barricades and patrols did an excellent job of keeping anyone who was infected out, but no one thought to check on the several thousand residents already living in town.
    Days later, Jasper