“He says… on the television… they are reporting strange things. All over the world… communications failures. And their TV is acting up, even though it’s new. Sometimes… instead of a color picture… it’s black and white. And sometimes the screen just… fades.” As he spoke, the dog suddenly froze. The hackles on its neck stood on end. It growled low in its throat, staring into the void, and then, bolting from its spot, dashed somewhere down the trail with loud, panicked barks
