Were our bodies not equipped to live in their environment? Was the air poisoning us? The fact that the air was poisonous seemed like a pretty important piece of information to omit. Then again, maybe no one knew since the women who were sent down never returned. I scratched at my throat in a panic as my eyes bulged, terrified I was suffocating. Around me, the other girls mimicked my motions, tears streaming down their faces. All this time, no one had spoken, but our expressions said it all. We realized a vital piece of information that no one ever told us. The monsters wouldn’t kill us—their
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