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As the zombie parades across the Cathedral grounds, maybe 200 yards from the doors, a look of fear simultaneously crosses the faces of the raiders. A tall, beefy man with a gray ponytail turns and spots you and Tom on the catwalk.

"Let us inside! They'll kill us. Please. We don't have much time."

"You just attacked our Cathedral, and you want us to let you inside? Do you think we're fools?" Tom responds. He walks back down the catwalk toward the other survivors.

The raider steps forward and yells louder, now addressing you.

"If we don't band together, they'll kill all of us. If you think your doors will hold them off, you're mistaken. Let us in and we'll fight together. We have no other choice to survive!"

Looking past the raiders, the zombies have already cut the distance, now just over 100 yards away. You have only moments to decide…