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written by: JONATHAN MABERRY art by: ALAN ROBINSON colored by: JAY FOTOS lettered by: ROBBIE ROBBINS edited by: DAVID HEDGECOCK PERSONAL and CONFIDENTIAL LEVEL III CLEARANCE REQUIRED - CDC confirmation pending.

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- Melting Arctic ice possible origin point for release of the I1V1 virus. es - Virus triggering dormant gen t tha from junk DNA, genes once created vampires.

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They are here.

They hide among us.

They hunt us.

They feed on us.

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