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ALIEN ATTACK

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I first saw something in the south. I was watching the alien ships coming.

What was he watching? He was watching the alien ships coming.

There were three, no four, no five alien ships coming from the south. There were five alien ships flying over the river from the south. They were moving very fast.

Were they moving slowly? No, they weren’t moving slowly. They were moving very fast.

They were moving towards downtown.

Where were they going? They were moving towards downtown.

I was watching everything happen from the rooftop of the news building.

As I was watching this, I also received an emergency report from our Los Angeles office.

Who was he receiving the report from? He was receiving the report from the Los Angeles office.

It said, alien ships were landing all over the country.

What was happening? Alien ships were landing all over the country.

There were two ships landing outside of Los Angeles.

How many ships were landing outside of Los Angeles? There were two ships landing outside of Los Angeles.

Chicago, Seattle, and Washington DC were also reporting alien ships. There were ships landing all over the country. The whole country was being attacked. I was thinking it was the end of the world.

What was he thinking? He was thinking it was the end of the world.

As I was thinking about the end of the world, I also received another report. It was a direct message from the President of the United States.

Who was he receiving another report from? He was receiving another report from the President of the United States.

He was asking everyone to remain calm.

What was he asking everyone to do? He was asking everyone to remain calm.

He said all the cities of our great nation are being attacked. He was telling everyone to leave the cities, but he was also telling everyone not to panic.

Was he telling everyone to panic? No, he wasn’t telling everyone to panic. He was telling everyone not to panic.