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Blackout
John Rocco

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A boy wants someone to play a board game with him, but everyone in his family is far to busy. Dad is stirring dinner. Mom is tapping on the computer. Sis is yakking on the phone. Guess he'll just have to play a video game by himself... when suddenly, THE ROOMS ARE PLUNGED INTO DARKNESS!

Not a light remains on. The computer goes blank; the phone goes dead! As the family peers out the window, they see all the brownstones in

their neighborhood have gone dark! It's s-o-o-o-o scary!

After a few boring minutes huddled around a candle-lit table, the family heads up to the cooler rooftop. Lots of other people are up on their rooftops, too, and they all talk and laugh and gaze up at the beautiful stars!

Down below, the street is noisy. What's going on!?!