The Experiment

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Skyler and Julia crept to the basement door of the Big House and looked around to make sure they weren't being watched. A breeze stirred the humid air, rustling the Spanish moss that hung from the old oaks that arched over what used to be the approach road. It made a dry, whispering sound.

It was dusk, at least, which meant they would be hard to spot in the shadows of the old manor — but not that hard if someone walked around back.

Skyler felt the fear as a tingling in his groin; from there it spread upward to his belly and reached his arms and legs.

This is crazy, he thought.

If they were caught — he couldn't even imagine the punishment. Nothing like this had ever happened at the Lab.

They weren't sure what they were going to do. They had no plan, really, other than to break into the Records Room and search for clues to explain what had happened to Patrick. They had to do something, try to find something, or else the reason for his disappearance would never be known. It would remain forever mysterious, like those of the others on the island, who had been taken away and never returned.

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