On
the
far
side
of
the
parking
lot
the
entrance
to
monstrous
Diablo
Canyon
nuclear
power
plant.
Here
spent
rods
are
stored
in
suspended
hibernation.
The
plant
is
patently
dangerous
because
of
its
proximity
to
the
ominous
San
Andreas
fault
that
one
day
could
very
well
shake
and
crack
it
open
like
an
egg.
Next
on
the
agenda
Seal
Beach,
sunrinsed
and
glamorous,
hosting
trendy
mansions
that
rival
Malibu’s.
And
adjacent
Pismo
Beach,
once
famous
for
attracting
clam
diggers
galore
to
its
fertile
shores,
but
now
a
favored
venue
of
vacationers
and
hell
raisers.
The
Cool
Cat
Cafe
boasts
this
region’s
ultimate
clam
chowder.
Windsurfers
chase
bushwhacked
sails
on
the
beach
during
sudden
gusts.
Sunbathers
bake;
at
the
Chocolate
Shop
standing
room
only.
Past
sumptuous
Salt
Water
Taffy,
Pismo
Bowl,
Rafael’s
Tacos
and
Bombay
Fashion
Salon
I
galavant.
Enmeshed
in
this
miraculous
escape
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