5+5=1

It means nothing to be alive in a dead world.
The thoughts running through a despairing fathers mind.
Using punctuation to create tension e.g. stalling as the father tried to stifle his coughs using full stops.
The fathers realization that he can not kill his son.
The characters scream at the reader at many points in the novel.
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Nothing
Despairing
Stalling
Realization
Scream
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Horror