Encounters Out There

"Breaking news, ladies and gentlemen ...

"Our Earth defenses are wiped out!

"The alien swarm now occupies every village and every city. They're abducting people and hauling them into their spaceships. Experts say they plan to take over our infrastructure and agriculture and enslave us all.

"Soon, they'll reach out to you in the rural areas!

"Seek shelter! Embrace your loved ones!

"Larry Smith, signing off."

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Somewhere, deep underground, in a top-secret military facility ...

"Sir, we're ready. Biospecimens Preserved. Archives sealed. Satellites armed."

"Very well. Initiate Climate Sweep. Melt it all. We must make our planet uninhabitable for eons."