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dreams more and more often.”
    There must be a reason for that, Troy thought to himself as he got out of bed and dressed for work.
    As Troy arrived at the factory, he saw that Hank and Wayne had the television on in the small break room.
    “What do you guys think you’re doing? We have a shipment due to go out in two hours and these boxes are nowhere near ready!” Troy shouted as he looked at the empty pile of boxes in the corner of the adjacent warehouse.
    “Sorry boss, but there’s some big shit going down,” Wayne explained as he pointed at the television, which appeared to be on a news channel.
    “What is it?” Troy asked as he came over to the small break room area and sat down at the table with the two men.
    Wayne's eyes were still glued to the screen. “Huge meteor is approaching.”
    “I know about that already, they said that it is not going to collide with Earth,” Troy said reassuringly.
    “That’s not what they’re saying now,” Hank told him. “Now they are starting to say that it is on a collision course with us. They think that it will make landfall sometime tonight, around Africa.”
    “What? You’re kidding me. That’s a major disaster waiting to happen. Any idea what occurred the last time a heavenly body this size collided with Earth?” Troy asked the two workers. They both looked at each other blankly and then back at Troy.
    “No idea, boss,” Hank admitted.
    “It resulted in the mass extinction of the dinosaurs. When the meteor struck Earth in southern Mexico, it threw up a debris cloud that blocked out the sun and created a massive change in global weather patterns. That ultimately led to the extinction of much of life on Earth,” Troy said, shaking his head. He read all this stuff on Wikipedia, usually when he was supposed to be working.
    Hank and Wayne again looked at each other with a dumbfounded expression.
    “Seriously?” Wayne said.
    “Yes. Seriously.”
    Troy turned up the sound on the news segment:
    “This is Steve Peterson for CNN Headline News. Ever since we have gotten the confirmed report that the meteor is in fact headed right for Earth, a sense of panic has started to erupt in many parts of the globe. Shoppers are clearing out the grocery stores as they stock up on provisions. Officials say they still believe that it is nothing to be alarmed about despite the massive size of the meteor. The hope is that it may be headed for the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Africa, but scientists cannot yet predict exactly where it will land. We will have more news for you as it becomes available.”
    Troy turned down the volume and got up from the break room table. “How can they be telling people that it is nothing to be alarmed about? That meteor is at least as big as the one that collided with Earth at the end of the Cretaceous Period. It’s time to make preparations.”
    “Where are you going, boss? Don’t we have a shipment that we have to get out this morning?” asked Hank.
    “I’m taking the day off,” Troy informed them. “I have to make sure that I have all of the provisions that we need. My shelter is finished but I need to check we have enough food and water. I’m off to the store and I recommend you do the same.” He headed for the door.
    “Won’t Gary be upset that we didn’t get the order out?” Wayne asked him.
    Troy answered over his shoulder. “Do you see Gary here? He didn’t even bother to turn up today or give anyone an explanation for his absence. My guess is that he’s already at the store stocking up.”
    Troy left the warehouse and jumped in his truck. He practically peeled out the parking lot he was in such a hurry to get to the Safeway, which was the closest grocery store.
    When he drove up he noticed that the parking lot was nearly full, which was unusual for that time of day. He hurried in, unfolding the list of items that he still needed to stock up on, with water being one of the main things.
    As he entered the grocery store, he