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. Soon, a new person knocks on their door to be let in: Gary. They admit him, but some are wary of his demeanor and alleged history. Gary claims to have come from another refuge, having left due to the schemes of a fellow refugee, Frank. Gary describes Frank as a man who the other residents thought was mad. He kept a notebook in which he explained that the creatures were not there to harm them and that people only went insane because they were weak-minded and easily suggestible, and believed that was what was supposed to happen. Gary explains that one day Frank left with his notebook, leaving the doors open and tearing down the window drapes, exposing all of his housemates to the creatures. Malorie surreptitiously goes through Gary's belongings and finds what is clearly Frank's notebook of crazy rantings, and infers that Gary is probably Frank. Malorie confronts him and the housemates evict Gary, much to the dismay of housemate Don, over whom Gary exercises an almost Svengali-like sway. Eventually Olympia and Malorie go into labor at the same time. Gary (who has been kept hidden in the cellar by Don) takes advantage of the situation to open the doors and rip down the window covers, letting creatures into the house. The arrival of the creatures drives everyone mad except Malorie, as she keeps her eyes closed and covers the eyes of both hers and Olympia's children. Malorie has given birth to a boy, and Olympia to a girl.
Moments later, Malorie hears the phone ring and manages to answer it, which connects her with a survivor named Rick. He says that he's one of 108 people living in a self-contained refuge without any windows and invites her to travel there with the infants. He gives her instructions to the refuge via the river, cautioning her that at one juncture she will have to remove her blindfold to steer onto one particular fork in the river. Malorie goes through the house and finds that everyone else is dead and that Gary has vanished.
The Journey to Rick's place will not be possible with two babies.
Submitted January 03, 2019 at 11:14AM by ToddHeapsCarSalesman http://bit.ly/2LMVl1U
