Minnesota let out a whoop and spun on Sammel.

"Can you believe that?" She bounced over to him, elated and yet shocked they were alive.

Her whole body vibrated with the intensity of her joy.

Sammel ignored her. He stared off into space, in his own little world. Come to think of it, he'd been out of it since the damned bomb activated. Minnesota stepped in front of him and snapped her fingers in his face.

"Sam," She said. "Hello, Sammel."

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