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Our Leader's voice sounded like toast and coffee on a Sunday morning. In his usual folksy manner he lamented the recent tragedy in which a berserk General of the Strategic Air Command dropped a nuclear device on Newark, N. J. Fortunately (though the Air Force was worried about this) the thing hadn't detonated but nonetheless covered the old Prudential Insurance building with unsightly plutonium not to mention the concern about radioactivity levels.

"And, gee, all this had to happen just when we were beginning to feel good about ourselves, again," he told us.

The air of desperation was perhaps too great even for him. Within weeks he committed suicide by taking a huge overdose of his prescribed Thorazine.

Many in the nation were shocked to learn of our late Leader's long-standing psychosis. But his staunchest supporters remained steadfast: "It was the source of his greatest inspiration," one said.

Some were worried of resulting financial, economic and social calamities caused by such a spate of disasters. But others of a more pragmatic mind reasoned assuredly, "As long as we have television we'll be alright." Yes, it was good to live in a nation blessed by such wise men.

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