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Grace Period is a short story written in second person. It starts out by describing a nomal morning. Then it says that you feel for a moment as though the world is expanding and contriactin. You feel uneasy, but decide it is nothing. The you see a faint brightness over the hill, and the dogs in your neighborhood howl. You feel a tremor. You call the fire chief and the police. Both busy. You see a fleck of something, ash, outside your window. You call 911 and a few other places. All busy. You try your father-in-law, a proffesor, in despiration. You hear a human voice, but cannot get a hold of him. You call again, and are put on hold. You see more ash outside the window. A song, "A Hard Day's Night," come sver the phone. It is skipping. Then outside you see more light, brighter, brighter, brighter. That's where the story ends. You can find it in the 1992 volume of Flash Fiction, edited by James Thomas, Denise Thomas, ans Tom Hazuka.

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