Weve searched all of the homes and carried the food to Ralphs, Sam continued. The problem is that all the fruit and veggies spoiled while we were all filling up on chips and cookies. The meat all rotted. People were stupid and careless, and theres nothing we can do about that now. Sam swallowed the bitterness he felt, the anger he felt at his own foolishness. But we have food sitting out in the fields. Maybe not the food wed like, but enough to carry us for monthsmany monthsif we bring it in before it rots and the birds eat it.Maybe well get rescued, and we wont have to worry, another voice said.Maybe well learn to live on air, Astrid muttered under her breath but loudly enough to be heard by at least a few.Why dont you go get our food back from Drake and the chuds up there?It was Zil. He accepted a congratulatory slap on the back from a creepy kid named Antoine, part of Zils little posse.Because it would mean getting some kids killed, Sam said bluntly. Wed be lucky to rescue any of the food, and wed end up digging more graves in the plaza. And it wouldnt solve our problem, anyway.
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