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Chapter Two
Zombie Apocalypse Playlist Track 2
The Great Escape by Jeff Who?
Twenty-four Hours Earlier.
Barbara scraped her auburn hair into a ponytail then rubbed her
moss-green skinny jeans with the pockets on the side of the knees.
She couldn’t store anything in them, they were just for show. She felt
sticky with sweat under her loose black t-shirt and lopapeysa5 but it
was her nerves that were getting the best of her, not the wool.
“Fuck! Fuck, shite, tits, fuck. I don’t know the fucking code! Jónsi?
What’s the fucking code? Is he picking up?” Barbara’s eyes were
bulging out with panic. A lump of vomit clogged her throat as she
stared the safe down. “Jónsi? For fuck’s sake is he picking up?”
“Huh?” her teenage brother grunted from the living room.
“Is dad6 answering the phone?”
“I’m not calling him, so how am I supposed to know?” Jónsi’s voice
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5 Lopapeysa is a traditional Icelandic sweater that is characterised by a yoke design
which is a wide decorative circle around the neck opening. The yarn used is called lopi
and is made from the wool of Icelandic sheep. The wool is not spun so as to increase the
sweater’s insulation. According to the Handknitting Association of Iceland, Icelanders
have been knitting since the 16th century but the lopapeysa is relatively young. The ori-
gin of the Icelandic lopapeysa is disputed. Some believe the lopapeysa was inspired by
the Greenlandic national women’s costume while others suggest it is connected to
sweaters made in southern Sweden. However, the Handknitting Association of Iceland
believe these to be far-fetched theories and that there may come a day when the creator
of the Icelandic lopapeysa comes to light.
6 In Icelandic the word for dad is ‘pabbi’. Just so you know.
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Ten Things To Do in The Event of a Zombie Apocalypse
1. Don’t Panic.
2. Don't get sentimental, the zombie won't.
3. Secure the apartment; zombies come over without calling first.
4. Knives, guns and ammo, find them, use them.
5. Secure the food supplies, zombies eat, why shouldn’t you?
6. Rob the pharmacy, zombies won’t get the f lu, but you might.
7. Get the generator ready in preparation of black out.
8. Don’t take chances and trust no one, especially someone zombie shaped.
9. Stay away from windows, somehow zombies know to break through them exactly when you’re standing too close.
10. Stay inside.