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In Adrian Barnes’ “Nod,” the apocalypse occurs over a month as 99% of the earth’s populace loses the ability to sleep and slowly goes insane. In Sandra Newman’s “The Country of Ice Cream Star,” the world is full of children because everyone above the age of 21 mysteriously dies. For my challenge, invent your own strange take on the end-of-the-world story. Tell a story set in an apocalypse never or rarely seen. 200 coins to the most original work :)
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Apocalypse

The world has gone insane.

When people die they turn into animals. Literally animals. That cow you ate yesterday, may have been your neighbor, or your friend, or probably a complete stranger. Oh yeah, they can talk too. Plus, everybody who's blond died. It's all very strange. So that beef you used to make hamburgers for dinner was once a blond teenager, who was so much or a rebel he didn't die, he instead turned into a talking cow. Like I said the world is insane.

I may have forgot to mention, all the plants are poisonous, except to the man animal thingy McBobbers. They glow too. Did I mention that it's perpetually night? Well, it is. The planet is still warm though, so we must have a sun somewhere. Somewhere, but not here. 

You read all those books about the great and terrible apocalypse, but in truth, I like this new world better than the old one. I mean, how many kids want a talking dog? I have one. 

But sometimes I get this weird feeling that the world is about to die. No, not the world, the universe. It just seams like the end, ya know? But I guess it's no so bad though. I'll soon be outa this crazy world. But hey, might as well enjoy it when I can. 

You only live once, no matter the conditions.