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The horde is attracted to bright colours, so when you put together your bug-out bag, you pack the drab outfits you\u2019d sworn never to wear again once you\u2019d finally, breathlessly, emerged as your true, radiant self. You pack a heavy hunting knife, because what you carry looks valuable. You\u2019re glad that your arms are gym-strong and intimidating, because the idea of hurting someone, even in self-defense, makes you want to vomit. You leave behind your old name. You try not to wonder if you\u2019re the only one left who remembers it. You don\u2019t know how you\u2019d feel if that were true. | Copyright 2018 by Emma Osborne. Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices