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It started out like that of any other day these last couple of weeks. Mysterious incidents started popping up in the news, of groups going mad, and becoming savage. I didn't believe it at first, in fact, nobody did, except extremists, but everybody thought they were screwy. After a week of this, the school forced us to make disaster kits, and a plan. Picking each item took a couple of days, but, I finally decided on five items. I decided I would take Slim Jims, because you can eat them fast when the moment allowed, a roll up tent with pegs, the pegs are to hold the tent down, and double as a weapon, full-body leather clothing, because it is bite-proof, a survival knife, for multiple uses, and a few water filtration tablets. I presented

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