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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rybaer" data-source="post: 2296898" data-attributes="member: 118">Granite carries Paul with no more effort than a can of soda, while Jorgi (somewhat hesitantly) takes the cape full of sodium hydroxide from Fate.  The three of them join Lawrence at the top of the landing and peer out into the hall with the zombies.  Arty, it appears, hasn't mustered the courage to come all the way down the ladder yet with the zombies still milling around the area.Granite and Jorgi head off down the direction from which they came - toward the subway tunnel.Fate and Lawrence, weaving between the unresponsive zombies, reach the other end of the hall and look up the ladder at a seemingly unsurprised Arty Hagan."Ah, hello there," he says.  "Guess my hunch to follow the zombies paid off.  Mind filling me in on just what the heck is going on?"*****Granite and Jorgi work their way quickly out of the tunnel system.  Paul's body continues to regenerate the fungal tissue, but slowly enough that they reach street level without having to stop and apply any of the base.  The entire way, Paul slips in and out of consciousness.Coming up to the street, they find it largely secured by dozen police officers and their squad cars.  Onlookers at the end of the block are trying to catch glimpses of them.  On this block alone, there is an upscale steakhouse and a four-star hotel - either of which would be likely to house a walk-in freezer.</blockquote>