A man appeared through a brilliant flash of light.


    “Good evening, Daryl.”


    “You’re … you’re me?”


    “Yes, Daryl, but obviously quite older. I don’t have much time. Take these instructions. Follow them. You’ll become excessively wealthy.”


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    “Why …?”


    “Trust me, Daryl. Stop pursuing that doctorate in astronomy, go off-grid, raise a family, buy yourself an island with absolutely no communication with the outside world!”


    “How come?”


    “The future’s imperfect, Daryl. Be happy. Do as I suggest …”


    Daryl with his family lived in total seclusion on a private island, in a self-sustaining paradise, blissfully unaware of the killer asteroid’s arrival.