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Overlooking a stage formed from a shipping crate placed upon a harbor wharf, the view depicts a man dressed in combat fatigues standing atop the container, two militiamen flanking him, and a line of bound and gagged civilians kneeling in a line at the structure's edge: a potbellied man, an athletic-looking woman, an adolescent girl, and a boy.
Crowds of people are gathered at the container's foot, gazing up as the uniformed man speaks.
"My fellow Rhodians," he booms.
"On behalf of the Narragansett government, I stand before you to announce that, this morning, these individuals," he pronounces, gesturing towards the bound captives with a flourish of a drawn pistol, "were detained as they attempted to cross our borders, doubtlessly intended to be installed as sleeper agents during this time of emergency.
That the United States would seek to invest in our destruction, even as their own countrymen are falling before the undead, is nothing short of disgusting.
Let the fates of these intruders serve as an example to any who would challenge the sovereignty of Rhode Island!"
Stepping behind the restrained man, the speaker presses his pistol against his head.
"This man," he declares, "was found to carry a weapon within his vehicle and is doubtlessly a soldier of the United States."
The echo of a solitary shot reverberates through the audio as the man's lifeless corpse rolls from the container and plunges into the water below amidst muffled shrieks from his fellow captives.
"This woman," the executioner thunders, stepping behind the prisoner in question, "was registered as possessing land within our borders.
Land, my friends, upon which a bunker was built!"
A second shot and a spray of brains herald the woman's end as her body plunges to join her compatriot before the man marches behind the huddled children.
"These kids aren't responsible for the actions of their government," he somberly announces.
"Yet, they will grow to be enemies of Rhode Island and must be dealt with; the law bends for no one."
Two more gunshots and two smaller splashes bring the video to an end.