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Final Examination
- Narrated by: Mike Vendetti
- Length: 48 mins
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Publisher's summary
First, the stars in the Milkey Way go dark. Then everyone on earth hears in their minds a very real voice speaking in their own language, dialect, and gender at the precise same time: ''Judgment of the inhabitants of the planet Earth will be held in five days. Please prepare yourselves for the final examination and departure. That is all". Humanity prepares for the rapture. But wait, fate takes a turn. The "Final Examination", a short story by Robert Sheckley narrated as an audiobook by Mike Vendetti, gives us a powerful thought to ponder. A highly plausible "what if".
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