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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to micro Terrors, scary stories for kids where it's

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<v Speaker 1>always the spooky season, full of chills, thrills, and spine

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<v Speaker 1>tingling spooks. Micro Terrors are family friendly frights for those

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<v Speaker 1>ages eight and up, and while our stories are for

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<v Speaker 1>younger years, we are still talking about things that go

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<v Speaker 1>bump in the night, and some children may not be

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<v Speaker 1>able to handle what others can. Parental consent is recommended

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<v Speaker 1>now for tonights micro terror.

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<v Speaker 2>The crab Acabra written by Scott Donnelly. I had never

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<v Speaker 2>been so bored in my life. This was the worst

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<v Speaker 2>summer break yet. It was hot outside, so going out

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<v Speaker 2>to play wouldn't be enjoyable. Inside was even worse. I

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<v Speaker 2>could have been playing video games, taking naps, drawing pictures,

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<v Speaker 2>but the way our power kept cutting out several times

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<v Speaker 2>a day made that nearly impossible. I'd be in a

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<v Speaker 2>game in the electricity would shut off. I'd be taking

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<v Speaker 2>a nap, but the air conditioner would die and create

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<v Speaker 2>a gross, sticky atmosphere, impossible for sleeping. I liked to

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<v Speaker 2>sketch crazy, nonsensical things, so drawing pictures worked to pass

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<v Speaker 2>the time for a little while at least, But I

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<v Speaker 2>needed music playing in the background while I did it,

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<v Speaker 2>and obviously, if the power kept going out, that meant

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<v Speaker 2>the music didn't stand a chance, and there was nothing

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<v Speaker 2>more infuriating than a good song cutting out halfway through

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<v Speaker 2>the rolling blackouts the air cutting off. It wasn't even

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<v Speaker 2>due to the heat of the summer. It was because

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<v Speaker 2>of my dad. He'd gotten fired from Science Tech, the

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<v Speaker 2>lab he worked for, and decided to move all of

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<v Speaker 2>his experiments and studies into our basement. Whatever he was

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<v Speaker 2>working on down there was using so much power that

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<v Speaker 2>it affected the entire house. My mom chose not to

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<v Speaker 2>say anything, claiming that since my dad had been fired,

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<v Speaker 2>he was desperately looking for a breakthrough with his research

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<v Speaker 2>in order to hopefully have his job reinstated, and for

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<v Speaker 2>the sake of my sanity, I wished him to be

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<v Speaker 2>successful in that venture. After all, that might have been

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<v Speaker 2>the only way for our consistent air and power to

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<v Speaker 2>flow through the house if he was gone and back

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<v Speaker 2>in his actual lab. I tried my hand to a

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<v Speaker 2>PlayStation game. Since there was a solid hour that went

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<v Speaker 2>by without the power shutting off. The thought I might

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<v Speaker 2>have been able to squeeze in a quick couple of levels,

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<v Speaker 2>but as usual. As soon as my game loaded in,

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<v Speaker 2>the lights flickered in my house and the TV shut off.

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<v Speaker 2>I heard the hum and the air conditioner slowly fade,

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<v Speaker 2>and within seconds our house fell into a deafening silence.

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<v Speaker 2>I screamed out in frustration. This was the worst summer

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<v Speaker 2>of all time. Just then the basement door opened to

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<v Speaker 2>my dad stumbled out. He looked like a wreck. His

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<v Speaker 2>hair was disheveled. His lab coat was torn and splotched

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<v Speaker 2>with grease and oil stains, which was odd since he

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<v Speaker 2>worked mostly with computers and technology. I did it, my

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<v Speaker 2>dad said, I actually did it. I rolled my eyes.

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<v Speaker 2>If by it you mean ruined my summer, then yes,

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<v Speaker 2>you did it, Dad. Congratulations, I said, tossing my controller

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<v Speaker 2>on to the table. Sharon, my dad called out, ignoring

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<v Speaker 2>my frustration. My mom came rushing in from the other room.

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<v Speaker 2>What is it, Harold, she asked, worried at first, I

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<v Speaker 2>did it. The AI RWM system works. I actually did it.

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<v Speaker 2>This will get my job back, not to mention a

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<v Speaker 2>huge payday for us. A smile grew on his face.

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<v Speaker 2>I have to go tell mister Robertsfeld. My dad grabbed

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<v Speaker 2>his car keys. Don't go down there, he urged as

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<v Speaker 2>he rushed out of the house. Once the door was shut,

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<v Speaker 2>my mom looked at me. Finally, she said, I got

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<v Speaker 2>the feeling. She felt the same way about the summer,

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<v Speaker 2>the power and everything as I did. She just never

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<v Speaker 2>said it out loud like I did. Right then, my

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<v Speaker 2>mom's cell phone rang. She looked at the caller and sighed,

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<v Speaker 2>it's your aunt Janis. She said, I'll only be about

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<v Speaker 2>three hours, she added with her own brand of sarcasm.

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<v Speaker 2>She answered the call and walked out of the room.

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<v Speaker 2>I was left alone with an open base door in

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<v Speaker 2>front of me, the place I was told not to

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<v Speaker 2>go into. But the power was out, it was hot,

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<v Speaker 2>and I was bored. Nothing was going to keep me

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<v Speaker 2>from descending those basement stairs to see what my dad

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<v Speaker 2>had been working on in secret all summer, killing the

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<v Speaker 2>vibes and moods around the house with each flicker of

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<v Speaker 2>a light or death of a cool burst from the

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<v Speaker 2>air conditioner. I made sure my mom was locked in

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<v Speaker 2>on the phone call, and then slipped down the stairs.

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<v Speaker 2>We used to use the basement as storage, but since

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<v Speaker 2>my dad moved his lab there, it didn't even resemble

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<v Speaker 2>a basement.

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<v Speaker 1>Anymore.

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<v Speaker 2>It looked like a science lab with brick walls and

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<v Speaker 2>a washing machine in the corner. I walked through his lab,

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<v Speaker 2>checking out the strange equipment on the tables and shelving

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<v Speaker 2>units he'd installed. None of the machines looked familiar. For

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<v Speaker 2>a lack of better term, they all looked futuristic. What

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<v Speaker 2>even looked like it could be a prototype for a

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<v Speaker 2>time machine. Then I laid eyes on it, the AIWM system,

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<v Speaker 2>as my dad had called it. I only knew this

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<v Speaker 2>was it from those letters scribbled on it. Otherwise it

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<v Speaker 2>looked like a strange concoction of machines strung together with

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<v Speaker 2>blinking panels and multicolored wires. There was also a computer

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<v Speaker 2>screen attached to some kind of metallic saucer behind it.

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<v Speaker 2>I tapped the computer screen and it flickered to life.

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<v Speaker 2>Our house might not have had power, but my dad's

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<v Speaker 2>basement lab certainly did. Must have all just been filtered

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<v Speaker 2>down here when he was using his machines. The screen

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<v Speaker 2>turned white and at the top for the letters AGAINRWM system.

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<v Speaker 2>As the screen continued to load, the acronym was finally

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<v Speaker 2>defined beneath it, the Artificial Intelligence Real World manifestation system. Curious,

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<v Speaker 2>I skimmed the information that appeared along with it and

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<v Speaker 2>realized what my dad had done. AI had come quite

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<v Speaker 2>a long way in such a short time, allowing anyone

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<v Speaker 2>to create an image and have AI it to life,

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<v Speaker 2>or even just put in a prompt and have AI

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<v Speaker 2>do it all on its own. This, however, appeared to

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<v Speaker 2>be the next step in the ever evolving world of AI.

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<v Speaker 2>A user could input a prompt on screen or create

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<v Speaker 2>an image themselves, and not only would AI generate it

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<v Speaker 2>or animate it, but this machine would actually manifest that

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<v Speaker 2>image into the real world using its metallic saucer base.

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<v Speaker 2>The more I thought about it, it was like a

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<v Speaker 2>three D printer for AI. Two options at the bottom

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<v Speaker 2>of the screen said prompt and create. I tapped create

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<v Speaker 2>out of curiosity and boredom. A blank screen appeared.

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<v Speaker 1>Next.

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<v Speaker 2>I used my finger to draw a circle on the

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<v Speaker 2>screen and then tapped generate. The metallic saucer came to

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<v Speaker 2>life with a loud hum and blinking lights. Smoke billowed

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<v Speaker 2>from it, and once it cleared, a spherical object sat

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<v Speaker 2>in the center of it. I was blown away. I

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<v Speaker 2>reached for it, careful not to burn myself. In case

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<v Speaker 2>it was hot, but it wasn't. It was room temperature.

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<v Speaker 2>I couldn't exactly tell what the sphere was made out of.

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<v Speaker 2>It was heavy, but not like metal or rock. It

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<v Speaker 2>was smooth and also seemed to emit some kind of

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<v Speaker 2>static discharge from it. I set the sphere aside and

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<v Speaker 2>went back to the computer screen. I need to try

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<v Speaker 2>something cooler, I said, something insane. Let's test this puppy out.

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<v Speaker 2>I tapped into my nonsensical sketching skills and drew a

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<v Speaker 2>person's body with a giant crab claw as one of

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<v Speaker 2>its hands. When it came to the face and I

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<v Speaker 2>wanted something just as bizarre, I thought about the most

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<v Speaker 2>random creature I could, a chipacabra. To the best of

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<v Speaker 2>my ability, I drew the cryptid's head on the body.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a little wonky, but it would do. I

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<v Speaker 2>tapped generate when I was done, and watched the metallic

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<v Speaker 2>saucer explode to life again with smoke, lights and so on.

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<v Speaker 2>There was a lot more smoke than there was with

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<v Speaker 2>the spear. I waved it away from my face just

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<v Speaker 2>as the machine shut off, I stepped back and through

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<v Speaker 2>the smoke, I saw the silhouette of my creation. It

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<v Speaker 2>was life size, the size of a full grown person,

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<v Speaker 2>and when the smoke cleared, it was even more hideous

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<v Speaker 2>than I imagined it would be. It was a human

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<v Speaker 2>creature hybrid with two massive crab claws for hands and

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<v Speaker 2>a snarling head of a vicious choopacabra. It roared like

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<v Speaker 2>an unholy beast as it jumped off the table at me.

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<v Speaker 2>I turned and ran as fast as I could up

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<v Speaker 2>the stairs. The crab cabra or whatever it was, was

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<v Speaker 2>hot on my tail. I burst into the kitchen, where

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<v Speaker 2>my mom was now yelling at Aunt Janis about something. Mom,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a monster after me. My mom sighed, did you

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<v Speaker 2>hear that? She said to Aunt Janis on the other line,

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<v Speaker 2>This is how bored he is. I just wish he'd

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<v Speaker 2>The crab acabra clambered into the kitchen and my mom screamed,

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<v Speaker 2>throwing her phone at it. It beamed the monster in

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<v Speaker 2>the head, which only upset it more. It growled, bent down,

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<v Speaker 2>and snapped the phone between its claws, and then devoured it.

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<v Speaker 2>We could hear Aunt Janie screaming in terror on the

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<v Speaker 2>other line as the crabicamra swallowed it Janie, my mom screamed.

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<v Speaker 2>I grabbed her by the hand and tried to lead

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<v Speaker 2>her out of the kitchen through a second entrance, but

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<v Speaker 2>she resisted, screaming and crying over her sister. Janis no mom,

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<v Speaker 2>It was just a phone. I tried to tell her,

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<v Speaker 2>but it was all to no avail. The crabcabre lunged

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<v Speaker 2>forward and snapped its claws around my mom. Her screams

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<v Speaker 2>became blood curdling as the monster lifted her off the ground,

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<v Speaker 2>unt hinged its jaw like a snake, and began to

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<v Speaker 2>swallow her hole. I panicked and ran for my life.

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<v Speaker 2>As I blew through the house, listening to the disgustingly

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<v Speaker 2>loud digestion of my mom in the kitchen, I was

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<v Speaker 2>stopped dead in my tracks when the front door blew

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<v Speaker 2>inward and an electrically charged blue smoke fuddeled in. I

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<v Speaker 2>just stared into the smoke and watched a figure materialize.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a man.

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<v Speaker 2>One of his arms was made of metal, and on

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<v Speaker 2>his head was a futuristic helmet with blinking lights. He

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<v Speaker 2>removed the helmet and stared at me, creating an unsettling

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<v Speaker 2>feeling in the pit of my stomach. I recognized this man.

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<v Speaker 2>He looked like me, only older. I am you from

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<v Speaker 2>the future, Kenny, he said, confirming my insane, implausible time

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<v Speaker 2>traveling theory. I came to stop you from making a

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<v Speaker 2>decision that will alter the future. I trembled, What are

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<v Speaker 2>you talking about. There's a machine in your basement, one

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<v Speaker 2>that allows AI images to manifest in the real world.

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<v Speaker 2>You must not touch it. I gulped. I I already did.

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<v Speaker 2>The me from the future dropped his jaw. You mean

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<v Speaker 2>I'm too late, I nodded. No, no, no, he panicked,

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<v Speaker 2>checking a strange computer like device on his wrist. Oh,

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<v Speaker 2>I could have sworn, I am put in the correct

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<v Speaker 2>time coordinates. The crevacabra is here right now. It's from

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<v Speaker 2>the next room, and the future me grimaced. Please tell

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<v Speaker 2>me it hasn't eaten mom yet, or even Aunt Janice.

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<v Speaker 2>It just did, I stammered, and his dad home yet,

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<v Speaker 2>the future me asked. I shook my head. No, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>the future me sighed, showing some kind of relief. Then

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<v Speaker 2>there might still be time. There's another machine in the basement,

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<v Speaker 2>one that we thought looked like a time machine prototype. Remember,

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<v Speaker 2>I nodded, you need to go down there, and what

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<v Speaker 2>on earth's going on here? My dad's voice boomed from

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<v Speaker 2>behind the future me, Who are you? I'm your son

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<v Speaker 2>from the future, The future me said, I've come back

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<v Speaker 2>in time to warn myself not to mess with the

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<v Speaker 2>ai RM system. It creates a race of crevicabras that

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<v Speaker 2>are very close to taking over the entire northern hemisphere.

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<v Speaker 2>Crab o, what my dad questioned, Like like the Chinese

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<v Speaker 2>food appetizer. No, the future me hounded, that's crab rangoon. Look,

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<v Speaker 2>we need to focus here before the creature eats. Suddenly,

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<v Speaker 2>as if ironically on cue, the crabacabra bounded into the

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<v Speaker 2>living room and grabbed the future me, unhinged its jaw

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<v Speaker 2>and devoured him. I was left and shot. If I

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<v Speaker 2>was eaten in the future, what does that mean for

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<v Speaker 2>me in the past?

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<v Speaker 1>The present?

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<v Speaker 2>Harold stood there as he watched the monster devour the

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<v Speaker 2>future version of his son. Once he was gone and

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<v Speaker 2>dissolving in the stomach acid of the beast, the younger

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<v Speaker 2>version also faded away into oblivion.

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<v Speaker 1>Harold's jaw was.

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<v Speaker 2>On the flooring kill me, Harold stammered, but there was

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<v Speaker 2>no one there to answer. Kenny, young and old was gone,

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<v Speaker 2>Charon was gone, Janice was gone er kind of. And

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<v Speaker 2>then a flurry of heavy footfalls clamored up the basement stairs.

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<v Speaker 2>Dozens upon dozens of Crabacabras blooded into the living room,

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<v Speaker 2>Some scurried through the house, others filed outside. Harold could

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<v Speaker 2>apocalypse transpired before him. Club Harold swallowed. Maybe this won't

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<v Speaker 2>be so bad, he thought, incomplete denial. But before he

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<v Speaker 2>had a chance to think any further, several cravacabres clamped

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<v Speaker 2>their claws around him and shared a meal. From that

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