"His voice had a faint trace of an accent she couldn't place - one that made her pretty sure he was no local kid infected the night before."

Mystery, Identity, Observation

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"His voice had a faint trace of an accent she couldn't place - one that made her pretty sure he was no local kid infected the night before."

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