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Onward they marched, shuffling, staggering, but always moving forward and stepping over any whom became overwhelmed by the crowd. Faces disappeared out of sight, sinking in between bodies that pushed against each other. Grabbing, grasping hands reached for air and were gone quickly, engulfed by the hoard. How I wanted to run away! The sight of them, the smell of them, the taste that our combined fear left on my tongue, like a thick covering of mould was spreading over the inside of my mouth and I was choking, choking on the spores and unable to stop myself from breathing it in. The pressure around my throat increased and I grasped at my neck as if some invisible hand were there squeezing my windpipe tighter and tighter. When the first hand did grab at me, I gasped, fighting the urge to curl up into a ball or hit out, both options seemed very tempting. But soon they were upon me, surrounding me, pushing in closer and closer and I couldn’t have moved no matter how much I wanted to. The p