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As the couple gathered their belongings to leave the city, the panic began infiltrating the news reports. Evacuations were underway, cases of mass suicides continued to flood in, escalating the state of emergency. At the train station, they reunited with Julian and his daughter, Jess, whose wife was stuck in traffic. Tension rose within Julian's family dynamic, where he confessed to Alma that his marriage felt strained.
Amidst the mounting fear, a distressing report surfaced about the gas's origin; it was identified as a natural compound. The panic was palpable as the train halted abruptly in Pennsylvania, where all train services had been suspended and communications severed.