1. Standing at Babylons door
For example, Alas Babylon, the story of a small town in Florida that has to deal with the aftermath of total nuclear war and its inherent fallout. ... Was the opening remark of the "presidents" speech at the beginning of Alas Babylon and this set into motion the unstoppable count down that led up to nuclear war, and the irradiation of three quarters of the worlds population. ... Even though they had stood at the doors of Babylon and stared the apocalypse in its face, they did not falter yet they pus...
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