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Burt sat on the porch and rocked, gazing out at the ocean, sparkling blue in the early morning sunlight. He heard the newscaster: “At a press conference, the President had this to say about what scientists have called the worst crisis ever facing the planet. ‘We need to refudiate those tree-huggers, ya know,' came her perky voice, 'with their pesky doomsday scare tactics. Besides, we’ve got the situation under control, youbetcha!’ ” The newscaster again: “Meanwhile, it looks like another scorcher, with temperatures already pushing 100 in downtown Kansas City.” Burt switched off the radio. He sat on the porch and rocked, watching the tide come in.
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