AmyStrange & the Criminal
(Part 1: the Escape)
                              Copyright © 2019 by David P. Ayotte
THIS BOOK IS NOT FOR CHILDREN
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CHAPTER 3: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22nd

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     Since I was working on the Clean- 
Side, I didn’t have to shower or change
scrubs before, because when we worked  
there, we could go anywhere in the     
Vivarium, except for the Dark-Side.    
     Once we went in there, like Denise
explained earlier, we were considered  
contaminated and couldn’t go anywhere  
else. It’s why we did our rooms first  
before our regular duties.             
     On the way, Sherrie told me, “You 
need a whole different badge to get in 
there, and I didn’t get mine until a   
little while ago. I won’t get yours    
until after lunch. Stop by before you  
leave tonight, and I’ll give it to     
you.”                                  
     Once we were inside, she explained
my duties, and where I could find the  
frozen mice. I half listened to her, as
I was more interested in the door to   
the Secret Room.                       
     Not only did you need a badge, but
it also had something else, that I’d   
never seen before, except in the       
movies.                                
     “Is that what I think it is?” I   
asked and pointed to the two keyholes  
that were about eight feet apart and   
four feet off the floor. In the middle 
was the door to the Secret Room.       
     “Yup,” my supervisor answered.    
“Not only do you need a badge, but you 
also need two people to turn their keys
at the exact same time. After that, you
had three seconds before the door      
locked again.”                         
     After explaining that, she pointed
to a handwritten note that was taped to
the door.                              
     In big block letters, it read,    
“YOU WILL BE FIRED IF YOU LET ANYONE IN
THIS ROOM OTHER THAN THE EIGHT PEOPLE  
PICTURED BELOW:”                       
     Right below it was a set of eight 
photos. None of them even looked vague-
ly familiar. The eighth picture was of 
a One-Star Army General.               
     Sherrie tapped the note and said, 
“This is no joke. You will be fired.”  
     I almost started arguing, but then
decided against it. It’d be a waste of 
time, because she’d get mad, and then  
I’d lose my chance to crack the case.  
     On our way back to the Clean-Side,
she did tell me that, “those two locks 
weren’t there a couple months ago. I   
was told about them, but never actually
saw them until today when I got my     
first tour.”                           
     Later, while unloading the Tunnel,
I thought about that room again.       



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CHAPTER 3: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22nd
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