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Chapter 2 - The Beginning 2

As John drove, he remembered a dream he'd had that night. I don't know how to describe it; was it really a dream or a terrifying nightmare? John didn't believe much in the world of visions and dreams; he'd always been a practical man who believed only in the tangible and physical. But that day, he felt something strange.

But he quickly regained his senses and realized he was nearing his workplace. John parked the car, walked to the office, greeted his colleague Alex, and hurried to his computer. Alex was a diligent accountant, but he never imagined he'd become a full-time employee. He was a dreamer who didn't believe in the constraints of time and place, but circumstances had other plans. He began his daily routine tasks, and suddenly, while scrolling through the news on his phone, he saw something he couldn't believe: a powerful earthquake had struck the coast of Japan the previous day, and there was a tsunami warning. John reread the news and then searched other websites to confirm the earthquake report. Yes, it was true; the timing of the violent tremor was exactly the same as when he had been asleep.

Everyone might wonder why John was so shocked by such ordinary news, since earthquakes happen all the time around the world, sometimes accompanied by tsunamis. The surprising thing was that his dream the night before was about an unprecedentedly violent earthquake, and what's more, he had never remembered his dreams in his entire life, even if he was agitated during the dream, upon waking it was as if he hadn't dreamt anything at all. But what truly stunned him was seeing the number of victims

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