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Chapter 40: Confrontations

With respect to Keith's list of 911 calls reference the obvious presence of The Arm's interlopers slipping into Stockard Creek, the annoyance of the town's citizens grew as the contacts became more intimate.

And with that annoyance came surprisingly impressive acts of retaliatory violence…

At a pre-school and childcare facility on the town's west side, one of The Arm's SUVs slowed to a crawl as it neared the playground – the tinted windows rolled up – as the unseen occupants apparently tried to get looks at everyone out and about. The kids on the playground equipment felt the eyes on them and, after one child told another one, soon the entire class of about twenty drew a sense of discomfort and dread from the moment.