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Guidebook:

even though hundreds or thousands of other desperate people will be there? Should you trust people you meet?

April's text in red pen:

NO NO NO

April's text in blue pen:

(pointing to "Should you trust people you meet?") NO. Not after what I saw today. Hungry people shot down in the street just for being hungry. This isn't... I mean, is this still America???

Guidebook:

By thinking these choices through carefully, you mitigate risk.

You also mitigate risk through planning. A well-appointed go-bag mitigates a number of risks-the risk of scavenging, the risk of dying from lack of first aid. As with prevention, mitigation starts with planning.

April's text in blue pen:

Have to trust someone. Can't do this alone.

Guidebook:

AVOID

You can't avoid everything in a TEOTWAWKI environment. But you can avoid some things. For example, if a dirty bomb goes off, you can avoid the radiation by going upwind of the explosion. In a hurricane, you can avoid flooding by going upstairs.

In a long-term sense, you avoid potentially dangerous situations by seeing them ahead of time, learning to recognize them for what they are, and acting promptly. If there is a pandemic, don't wait for social-distancing measures or quarantines; avoid large groups of people. If there is a war or civil unrest, avoid it.

These measures are intertwined, to be sure. But if you keep them in mind - Prevent, Mitigate, Avoid - you will train yourself to think in terms of self-reliance and survival.

April's text in red pen:

Not JTF, not Army, not National Guard. Gear different. Is this "The Division." Merch? What were you trying to tell me?

April's text in pencil:

Asked Doctor about this. He warned me to talk about something else. Looked around at the walls like he was warning me people were listening.

April's text in pencil:

(pointing to "warning me that people were listening") WM IN THE DIVISION???

Appearances

 * Tom Clancy's The Division