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Evacuation Order

Carla called the emergency line. “We need to evacuate the entire block. Now.” Sirens wailed minutes later. Police knocked on doors, buses pulled up. Some people argued. Others ran. The sinkhole, now twice its original size, rumbled like an engine starting. Carla looked out over the rooftops and said quietly, “We’re running out of time.”
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