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Chapter 18
CHAPTER 18
Joel walked as fast as he could to his office, his thoughts racing. He had been called from his home to his office a couple of times, but not with the frantic expression he had seen on the sheriff’s face. It was pure, unadulterated fear. What could be wrong that could scare him that much?
And how could the accident have involved so many people that he told Mary to tag along? He thought about the worst-case scenarios he could come up with in a bid to prepare himself.
Maybe a huge boulder had fallen, and some people had gotten severely injured- limbs that needed to be amputated and deep, gashing injuries.
“How many patients are we talking about?” he asked Edwards. If he did not have room for them, treating them could constitute a problem.
“I don’t know, Doc. I was called up to the mine, and I saw the mine supervisor bring out some of them. He told m
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