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Five Years After

by Joseph Solis-Mullen Click here to get a print version of this story (PDF), and remember that paid subscribers will get print editions of IQ in the mail! When he’d first gotten back everyone had …

Someone threw something that hit one of the guys and Sarge yelled something I couldn’t hear but everybody was bringing up their rifles, so I did too—twelve of us facing down an angry mob in the heart of the city.” He slammed his fist down on the bar, his beer bottle trembling as he did so. Now I’ve had my rifle up a full minute but haven’t really been aiming at anything particular, but I look now and see it’s been pointed at a group of mostly women and younger kids, and most everyone of them I can see is yelling or shaking their fist at us.” Will stopped, shuddering, and polished off the remainder of his beer. I saw my chance and took it, moving back slightly to make room between Will and myself, gently pushing up on whoever was behind me, and simultaneously grabbing Audrey’s attention behind the bar, gesturing for two beers.

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