14 THE COMING SHADOW
2294 A.D. 41 YEARS OUT of Tau Ceti
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I WOKE TO A RUSH OF adrenaline, and an incredible sense of urgency. “It is coming now!” Sheila turned over in the bed, and said, “What did you say, honey?”
“I said that it is coming now. Get dressed, babe. Something new is happening. You don’t want to miss this!”
Sheila said, “What the hell are you talking about?” Not wanting to be in the doghouse with Fido, I guessed that I had best spill the beans about my precognitive dream that I had some decades before. By the time I had filled her in on my dream, reality checks, and confirmation dream, we had dressed, had our coffee and was set for the day.
Sheila and I left Fido in charge and strolled to the bridge. Tom was there, just about to go off shift, and I told him that h
