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wiped out the livestock population of India has been halted in Australia. This deadly and extremely contagious disease, commonly called the Neo Plague, has apparently ground to a halt before it could gain a foothold on the continent. For more on this story, we’re joined live by Brian McMahon in Sydney.”
    “Thanks, Duala. I’m standing outside historic Sydney Hospital, where the Neo Plague has been stopped dead in its tracks. After being discovered just days ago in sheep, cattle, and camels, the problem was put to a Melbourne-based medical specialist who is also a descendant of the original Eli sentient computer, a Non-Human Person known as Doc. In just hours, Doc designed and developed an anti-N1E0 vaccine, a vaccine that has thus far proved one hundred percent effective against the disease.
    “The vaccine is even now being mass-produced and distributed across the continent to all commercial livestock stations, with airborne teams standing by to inoculate even feral populations of brumbies and dingoes. Overall animal losses, amazingly, are predicted to be virtually nil. Back to you, Duala.”
    “Thank you, Brian. I must say, I expect that as an NHP yourself you must be quite proud of your brothers and sisters today.”
    “Indeed I am, Duala, indeed I am. For World News Tonight, this is Brian McMahon in Sydney.”
    “Thanks for that report, Brian. Aldo?”
    “And finally, a story from Nuevo Angeles. Disgraced former Vice Governor Lokus has died. Lokus apparently took his own life on the eve of what promised to be the trial of the century. Earlier this year Lokus was charged with violating the rigorous ban on temporal relocation, or time travel, a capital offense under federal law.
    “According to sources close to the Vice Governor, his behavior had become increasingly erratic in recent months. When he suddenly disappeared for several days, authorities were sent to his residence where they discovered an unauthorized temporal relocator in a hidden laboratory, and found the Vice Governor rambling incoherently about changing the past—which of course is precisely what the anti-relocation statutes are designed to prevent. Lokus was arrested and taken from the scene, and over his vigorous protestations, the ‘obscene device,’ as it was called by investigators, was immediately destroyed.
    “After the surprise raid and arrest, the Vice Governor was immediately removed from office and incarcerated, pending trial. He became despondent and uncommunicative in custody, and his attorneys feared he would be unable to participate in his own defense. That fear was rendered moot early this morning when Lokus was found in his cell, dead from self-inflicted injuries.
    “Because the trial did not actually take place, and therefore no conviction was obtained, the former Vice Governor will be given an official, but quiet, state funeral. Duala?”
    “Stay with us; we’ll be right back with sports after the break.”

About the Author

    Dave Gash is a Southern California programmer, writer, and musician whose passion for sci-fi goes back to the days of The Twilight Zone , Star Trek (the good one), and Doctor Who . He loves all kinds of time-travel stories and movies, from the sublime to the obscure to the ridiculous.

    He may be reached by email at [email protected].