Teenage siblings, Margaret and Sam, sat on a porch under shade, depressed, hungry, and sweaty.


    "What should we do now, Sam? We''ve got nothing left. Our parents haven''t arrived for weeks."


    "There''s some tools and supplies in the shed, Marge."


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    "But what''s the point, Sam? We''re living in utter misery. Nothing that matters works!"


    "I know, I know. I can''t even plugin to contact my friends or any of my metaverse worlds. And it''s damn hot here with no AC!"


    "What should we do, Sam?"


    "Nothing. Those EMP drones destroyed our entire way of life. We might as well die."