Two astronomers go on a media tour to warn humankind of a planet-killing comet hurtling toward Earth. The response from a distracted world: Meh.
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Hi, yes. Uh, Dr. Mindy.
Sheriff Wade Conlon was already a controversial nominee, with no law degree and a record of "shoot first and ask questions later.
A comet between five to ten kilometers across, that we estimate came from the, uh…
[chuckles] Okay, funny story. [clears throat] When I was running for president, I had to sneak cigarettes for the whole first month of the campaign because, you know, photographs of me smoking went for, what, a hundred grand a pop?
I don't… I don't understand.
I think it was Winston Churchill who…
Citizens of the United States and peoples of the world, I have just been handed scientific findings that confirm a worst-case scenario.
My grandfather invented the flash-freezing process.
I just want you to know, this is the most propulsive thing that's ever happened to me. Thank you.
As, uh… As some of you may know, the most valuable minerals in the world are fast becoming those that are deployed in the manufacture of cell phones and, uh, computers.
I've gone over it again and again and again in my head
Yeah, here's the Xanax he takes for his panic attacks.
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