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But something in her voice - harsh and shrill and weighed down with frenzied alarm — sent a chill…

Mismatched dashes.

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Both of whom set about assisting another man—injured and moving slowly—who was placed…

Your dashes here have no spaces before and after as they do in other sentences.

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Tabitha and the others started to descend the steps, save for three members of this new contingent — a skinny, older man and a younger man with dark brown hair who looked no older than twenty. Both of whom set about assisting another man—injured and moving slowly—who was placed upon a utility cart and was attempting to sit up.

I believe this should be one sentence. “Both of whom” refers to the previous sentence so I would suggest:

…no older than twenty, both of whom set about assisting…

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It crumbled up like no more than a bundle of straw and then disappeared into the black hole.

Did you mean “crumpled” or “crumbled?” I picture it crumpling but maybe you meant it broke into pieces and crumbled.

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…who was equally confused as David.

Should this be:

…who was equally as confused as David.

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