August 13, 1953

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"Professor! wake up!" says my assistant, Dr. Potato, in a very serious tone.

This can't be good. Whenever he sounds like this, it usually means we we're not getting a grant, or something like that.

"I have some very shocking news." he says, as I yawn.

He goes on to explain that the SSAM has not only changed the deadline to the end of this month, but they want a full TON of my cure too. I can't work that fast! Just ridiculous.

In order to get my mind of it, Dr. Potato takes me to the local village to search for some good trades. He buys himself a few tools, but I'm more focused on the flickering outline of a sort of rectangular prism.

"What are you looking at?" he demands.

"Nothing, Potato," I say. "Now let's go see if the butcher is selling porkchops today.."

It comes back. I see a phone booth materialize out of thin air. Two men step out of it. One, a younger man holds a screwdriver. The other man looks to be in his 70s. They look around a bit. The old one looks at me. (Creepy...)

"Are you seeing what I'm seeing?" I ask.

To my supprise, Dr. Potato says "Yes,"

I'm not hallucinating. Dr. Potato saw it too.

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