They all suffered the same nightmare in which the Raggedy Man appeared. "I can't tell you as it's just a device to artificially ratchet up the tension for 20 pages." The flames burnt bright and the stench of burning flesh hung in the air. "Let's torch the flock while they're resting at night." "That sounds ridiculous enough for me to believe," Clay replied. "The cell phone launched a computer programme that erased the hard drive of everyone's brain." "I've got a theory," said the annoyingly precocious Jordan. The three travelled north, passing countless scenes of unspeakable violence involving mutilated corpses and severed limbs, which they were happy to speak about at length, till they arrived at Gaiten Academy. "Have you noticed how they seem to go quiet and flock together at dusk?" said Clay, who didn't wonder why no one else in Boston appeared to have realised this.
Clay picked up a metal spike and rammed it through the woman's carotid and left her twitching on the pavement. He found another man - Tom - cowering in the corner and a 15-year old girl - Alice - being attacked by her mother. He ran back to his hotel, dodging the crazies. "Mustn't use the cell phone," Clay said to himself.
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