After their first tentative explorations of Emmitsburg's empty streets, Rory and Ash decided to climb to higher ground. The hill with the old radio aerial standing tall at the top had long been one of "their" places, and there was a great view of the town and surrounding landscape from there, especially if one climbed up the tower a bit. Which neither of them had ever done, ever, of course. That would be extremely unsafe and irresponsible.

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