Mind's Eye

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The most dangerous minds in the solar system stand about in little knots and horseshoes, sipping watery drinks, breathing the sea air, and gazing skyward, reveling in their good fortune. It’s a clear night on the heels of an excellent dinner, and, according to coded reports, nothing of substance has affected their timetable. But best of all, Kaybecker has yet to arrive. Their project manager has reportedly been delayed—an unexpected blessing, and all the more sweet because of it. The scientists tingle with nervous excitement, referring to their internal clocks as the evening progresses, marking the minutes, then the seconds, whispers joining into a single shared voice that ends with a shouted, “Zero!” at precisely twenty-two seconds after 2200 Pacific War Time.

In that moment, the entire earth plunges into a blackout, cities and military posts sipping from stored power, while every tokamak, solar array, and shit-burning turbine funnels its output into a single weapon system.

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