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He paused.

Bagley thought he’d finished and asked, "What happened?"

"Some of the barrels must have cracked open. There’s disused mines out there, must have been an underwater stream too. The waste somehow got into the water and the people staying in the cabins must have drunk it. The waste caused mutations. It must have been contagious ‘cos the sheriff caught it."

Bagley let the words sink it.

"We dumped some waste and it infected some people, fucked ‘em up, mutated ‘em. They came to town for help and people shot ‘em. Thought they were bloody zombies for Chrissake. I’m so fucked. What are you in for?"

"Shooting fucking zombies," said Bagley.