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Holy shit. Did you fly in one of those?

ˈhoʊli ʃɪt. dɪd ju flaɪ ɪn wən əv ðoʊz?

A few times, sure.

ə fju taɪmz, ʃʊr.

So lucky.

soʊ ˈləki.

It didn’t feel like it at the time. Get shoved into a middle seat, pay 12 bucks for a sandwich.

ɪt didn’t fil laɪk ɪt æt ðə taɪm. gɪt ʃəvd ˈɪntu ə ˈmɪdəl sit, peɪ 12 bəks fər ə ˈsænwɪʧ.

Dude, you got to go up in the sky.

dud, ju gɑt tɪ goʊ əp ɪn ðə skaɪ.

Yeah, well, so did they.

jæ, wɛl, soʊ dɪd ðeɪ.

Grim.

grɪm.

So, everything came crashing down in one day?

soʊ, ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ keɪm ˈkræʃɪŋ daʊn ɪn wən deɪ?

Pretty much.

ˈprɪti məʧ.

How? I mean, no one was infected with Cordyceps. Everybody’s fine, eating in restaurants and flying in planes. And then, all at once? How did it even start? If you have to get bit to be infected, then who bit the first

haʊ? aɪ min, noʊ wən wɑz ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd wɪθ cordyceps. everybody’s faɪn, ˈitɪŋ ɪn ˈrɛˌstrɑnts ənd flaɪɪŋ ɪn pleɪnz. ənd ðɛn, ɔl æt wəns? haʊ dɪd ɪt ˈivɪn stɑrt? ɪf ju hæv tɪ gɪt bɪt tɪ bi ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd, ðɛn hu bɪt ðə fərst

person? Was it a monkey? I bet it was a monkey.

ˈpərsən? wɑz ɪt ə ˈməŋki? aɪ bɛt ɪt wɑz ə ˈməŋki.

It wasn’t a monkey. I thought you went to school.

ɪt wasn’t ə ˈməŋki. aɪ θɔt ju wɛnt tɪ skul.

FEDRA school. They don’t teach us how their shitty government failed to prevent a pandemic.

fedra skul. ðeɪ don’t tiʧ ˈjuˈɛs haʊ ðɛr ˈʃɪˌti ˈgəvərnmənt feɪld tɪ prɪˈvɛnt ə pænˈdɛmɪk.

No one knows for sure, but, the best guess (is) Cordyceps mutated. And some of it got into the food supply. Probably a basic ingredient like flour or sugar. There were certain brands of food that were sold everywhere,

noʊ wən noʊz fər ʃʊr, bət, ðə bɛst gɛs (ɪz) cordyceps mˈjuˌteɪtɪd. ənd səm əv ɪt gɑt ˈɪntu ðə fud səˈplaɪ. ˈprɑbəˌbli ə ˈbeɪsɪk ˌɪnˈgridiənt laɪk flaʊər ər ˈʃʊgər. ðɛr wər ˈsərtən brændz əv fud ðət wər soʊld ˈɛvriˌwɛr,

all across the country, across the world. Bread, cereal, pancake mix. You eat enough of it, it'll get you infected. So the tainted food all hits the store shelves around the same time, Thursday. People bought it, ate some

ɔl əˈkrɔs ðə ˈkəntri, əˈkrɔs ðə wərld. brɛd, ˈsɪriəl, ˈpænˌkeɪk mɪks. ju it ɪˈnəf əv ɪt, ˈɪtəl gɪt ju ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd. soʊ ðə ˈteɪntɪd fud ɔl hɪts ðə stɔr ʃɛlvz əraʊnd ðə seɪm taɪm, ˈθərzˌdeɪ. ˈpipəl bɔt ɪt, eɪt səm

Thursday night or Friday morning. The day goes on, they started to get sick. Afternoon, evening, they got worse. Then they started biting. Friday night, September 26, 2003. And by Monday, everything was gone.

ˈθərzˌdeɪ naɪt ər ˈfraɪˌdeɪ ˈmɔrnɪŋ. ðə deɪ goʊz ɔn, ðeɪ ˈstɑrtɪd tɪ gɪt sɪk. ˌæftərˈnun, ˈivnɪŋ, ðeɪ gɑt wərs. ðɛn ðeɪ ˈstɑrtɪd ˈbaɪtɪŋ. ˈfraɪˌdeɪ naɪt, sɛpˈtɛmbər 26 2003 ənd baɪ ˈmənˌdeɪ, ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ wɑz gɔn.

It makes more sense than monkeys. Thanks.

ɪt meɪks mɔr sɛns ðən ˈməŋkiz. θæŋks.

Sure.

ʃʊr.

What?

wət?

We'll cut across the woods here.

wɪl kət əˈkrɔs ðə wʊdz hir.

Isn't the road easier?

ˈɪzənt ðə roʊd ˈiziər?

Yeah, it's just, there's stuff up there you shouldn't see.

jæ, ɪts ʤɪst, ðɛrz stəf əp ðɛr ju ˈʃʊdənt si.

Well, now I have to see.

wɛl, naʊ aɪ hæv tɪ si.

I don't want you to. Serious. Ellie!

aɪ doʊnt wɔnt ju tɪ. ˈsɪriəs. ˈɛli!

Can it hurt me?

kən ɪt hərt mi?

No.

noʊ.

You're too honest, man. You should have said axe murderer.

jʊr tu ˈɑnəst, mæn. ju ʃʊd hæv sɛd æks ˈmərdərər.

Uh, whatever it was, I think it's gone.

ə, ˌwəˈtɛvər ɪt wɑz, aɪ θɪŋk ɪts gɔn.

About a week after Outbreak Day, soldiers went through the countryside, evacuated the small towns. (They) Told you that you were going to a QZ. And you were, if there was room. If there wasn't...

əˈbaʊt ə wik ˈæftər ˈaʊtˌbreɪk deɪ, ˈsoʊlʤərz wɛnt θru ðə ˈkəntriˌsaɪd, ɪˈvækjəˌweɪtɪd ðə smɔl taʊnz. (ðeɪ) toʊld ju ðət ju wər goʊɪŋ tɪ ə qz. ənd ju wər, ɪf ðɛr wɑz rum. ɪf ðɛr ˈwəzənt...

These people weren't sick?

ðiz ˈpipəl wərənt sɪk?

No, probably not.

noʊ, ˈprɑbəˌbli nɑt.

Why kill them? Why not just leave them be?

waɪ kɪl ðɛm? waɪ nɑt ʤɪst liv ðɛm bi?

Dead people can't be infected.

dɛd ˈpipəl kænt bi ˌɪnˈfɛktɪd.