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[mistymassey]

Something caught my eye a little further down the beach. A woman was lurching across the berm, struggling in the soft sand. Her clothes were torn, her skin was the same hideous gray as the man before me, and part of her head was missing, as if some huge blade had sliced it away. There was no question—it was all happening again. I ran for the house. My family liked to get on the beach early, and I had to stop them before they were all in danger.