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A Children's Bible
by Lydia Millet
*Spoilers ahead* Several families are vacationing for the summer in a large house during a time when the world is collapsing around them. The adults are not responsible figures, leaving the children to their own devices. The children create games for themselves including the most popular one to discover which child belongs to which parents. Soon a massive hurricane is approaching. During the storm, a tree hits the house and causes the children's room to flood. After the storm has passed, the children run away with the groundskeeper and end up at a nearby farm. The owner of the farm was prepared for the world ending and has a well stocked silo. The groundskeeper is able to contact the owner, and she says that they can stay as long as they follow several rules. They do well for a while, until a group of men with guns takes over, raids the silo, and threatens to kill them if they don't show them their secret stash of food of which there isn't one. The mysterious owner shows up in a helicopter and saves the children and their parents. They then go to the richest parent's home. There the children prepare for the end of the world by planting gardens and stockpiling goods. One day, the parents just disappear never to be seen again. It ends ambiguously. I assume the world ends. Meh.