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           Astheelevatordoorhissedopen,awomanhurtledbackwardoutofthecrowd,intotheelevator,andstrucktherearwallwithherhead.Mollyignoredher,bendingovertopeelthedermfromtheguard’sneck.Thenshekickedthewhitepantsandthepinkraincoatoutthedoor,tossingthedarkglassesafterthem,anddrewthehoodofhersuitdownacrossherforehead.Theconstruct,inthesuit’skangaroopocket,dugintohersternumwhenshemoved.Shesteppedout.

           Casehadseenpanicbefore,butneverinanenclosedarea.

           TheSense/Netemployees,spillingoutoftheelevators,hadsurgedforthestreetdoors,onlytomeetthefoambarricadesoftheTacticalsandthesandbag-gunsoftheBAMARapids.Thetwoagencies,convincedthattheywerecontainingahordeofpotentialkillers,werecooperatingwithanuncharacteristicdegreeofefficiency.Beyondtheshatteredwreckageofthemainstreetdoors,bodieswerepiledthreedeeponthebarricades.Thehollowthumpingoftheriotgunsprovidedaconstantbackgroundforthesoundthecrowdmadeasitsurgedbackandforthacrossthelobby’smarblefloor.Casehadneverheardanythinglikethatsound.

           Neither,apparently,hadMolly.`Jesus,’shesaid,andhesitated.Itwasasortofkeening,risingintoabubblingwailofrawandtotalfear.Thelobbyfloorwascoveredwithbodies,clothing,blood,andlongtrampledscrollsofyellowprintout.

           `C’mon,sister.We’reforout.