Deep underground, the survivors'' offspring convened for their first day of apocalypse history class.


    "Teacher?"


    "Yes, Susan?"


    "My mom said a scientist warned it would happen, but everyone called them a quack."


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    "Yes, that''s true." The teacher chuckled.


    "Why?"


    "The scientist tried to warn the world that while the SSLTF (Solar Satellite-Laser Terrestrial Fusion) array was remarkable, the designers hadn''t considered the complex interwoven ecology that formed life and helped it to evolve."


    "And?"


    "Well, a mishap rapidly cascaded into a global climatic disaster."


    "How?"


    "They miscalibrated the lasers and cranked up the power too high. It was that simple."