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What I was able
to gather didn’t make sense to me. They talked about firefights along the DMZ
in Korea and evacuations in Seoul, South Korea. The reporter also went on about
outbreaks in Mexico and Japan, and something about air travel restrictions and
quarantine zones. That’s about all I could pick out before the station faded. I
almost want to go in and tell Uncle Andy to fire up the generator and turn on
his computer. I’ve still got a couple beers on ice here in the cooler, I think
I’m going to sit here for awhile and see if I can pick up any more stations.
     
    *click*
    Man, this is getting kind of spooky. They say the president is
going to deliver a speech at 7:00 AM, D. C. time. I haven’t slept yet. It’s
almost 4:00 AM. I was able to pull in a station on the AM band; I think it
originates from Fargo. The signal strength kind of wafted in and out, but at
least they sounded like they knew something. Apparently something started in North
Korea, something to do with a South Korean special forces team assaulting a
suspected top secret military complex near Pyongyang. Wait, they’re getting
ready to rerun that broadcast—I’ll just record it.
    “. . . to repeat our latest news update. Information is
still sketchy and unconfirmed, but multiple sources are reporting that the
recent Korean conflict has resulted in the use, or possibly the accidental
release of some type of chemical warfare or biological agent. Neither the state
department nor the military will confirm what type of hazard this represents
for civilians in the affected area. The president is scheduled to brief the
press in just a few hours. Casualties have already been reported on both sides
of the DMZ. South Korean forces are on high alert after dozens of soldiers
stationed along the DMZ became ill with what is being described as an unknown
contagion. U.S. military personnel injured in the skirmishes have been
evacuated to Seoul and Tokyo. Again, we have unconfirmed reports from contacts
in South Korea that North Korean soldiers have crossed the DMZ. North Korean
state radio has been repeatedly broadcasting accusations that South Korean
special forces teams have assaulted several scientific installations. Air
travel to Korea has been severely restricted by order of the CDC and riots have
bro . . .”   . . . . . . station fades . . . . . . . .
    This doesn’t sound good. I’m gonna go wake up Uncle Andy.
     
    *click*
    It’s almost 7:00 AM, well, D.C. time anyway . . . earlier
here . . . and things have taken a turn for the, um . . . “weirder” I guess is
the right word. We’ve got the little Honda generator running and have the
computer turned on. Uncle Andy has two different ways to get online up here in
his cabin, satellite and cell phone. It used to be satellite only, which sucked.
Last year they added a cell tower down by the main road, and with an antenna
booster he’s been able to get much faster speeds. However for some reason the
cell service isn’t working right now. Figures. So anyhow we’re back to the
satellite, and the link to the Internet shows it’s powered up and active, but
all we see on the screen is a message that says, “Please stand by for an
important message from the President of United States.” It has a little digital
countdown timer that’s reading about seven minutes left. Uncle Andy thinks that
some type of Internet “kill switch” has been activated. I don’t think that’s
legal, and I didn’t even know it was possible either. Six minutes left on the
countdown. Here, say hi Uncle Andy . . .
    “Get that thing out of my face and go check to see if the
coffee is ready.”
    “Well I guess that lack of coffee and old age combine to make
some people into old grumpy geezers, but don’t worry old man, I wouldn’t want
to be responsible for you breaking a hip or falling and not being able to get
back up, so I’m going to get the coffee for you.”
     
    *click*
    OK, I’m back recording. The countdown is