Week 9: Intel from Uncle Sam

Talked to PFC Brady who told me how half the fort burnt down. There had been a herd of about 20 zombies that managed to make it past the front gate. Some soldiers thought it would be a good idea to lay into the herd with a flame thrower. The zombies caught fire and scattered. It was like 20 torches running around spreading flames to all the nearby buildings.
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A scientist I met in the mess hall told me he had dissected one of the zombies. He and his colleagues had performed a thorough examination of the brain. He said that the forebrain, which controls reason, emotions, and all higher thought processes, was atrophied, but the cerebellum and the brain stem were healthy.

He went on to say that when they cut into the skull they found the cerebellum and brain stem coated in a white, milk-like substance. One of his colleagues got some of it on his skin and he turned into a zombie within 30 seconds. He described the white stuff as concentrated zombie juice. He warned me that if I go busting their heads open, I better be careful not to get any of it on me. Guess I’ve been “Lucky” so far.

I don’t know if the guy was full of shit or not. He did seem to be a scientist. He was also highly intoxicated at the time.

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I keep hearing stories about the massive zombie horde on the southern most tip of Florida. But this problem is bigger than Florida. Reports are coming in from all over the world. Zombies are gathering en mass between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. The Army is trying to eradicate the gatherings, but resources are low and the forces are spread thin. I hope to God they are successful.