Mason
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Podcast Appearances
The road felt suddenly exposed again, like a corridor you could be watched in from both sides.
We kept walking anyway because the alternative was worse.
An hour later, we heard an engine.
A real engine, close.
We stopped in the middle of the road, turning toward the sound.
Around a bend came a vehicle with a light bar on top, white paint, green markings, a park service truck.
It slowed as soon as it saw us.
The tires hissed on wet gravel.
The truck rolled to a stop, and a uniformed ranger stepped out, one hand already near his radio.
You guys okay?
Mason opened his mouth and nothing came out.
He tried again, and this time his words spilled, broken and fast.
Someone's out here, he said.
He's been following us.
He tried to kill us.
He messed with the signs.
He has a cabin.
He... The ranger held up a hand gently.
Slow down.
Take a breath.