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A long, long time ago, when long necks and tiny arms ruled the world,
there was no human activity to be found. Dinosaurs, however, were
everywhere. They were in the air, in the trees, in the oceans, and on land.
Dinosaurs lived peacefully among one another, until one of the carnivores got
hungry of course. The harmony seemed it would last forever, until the day the
ships arrived.
One day, a bright flash in the sky frightened the dinosaurs. It was no
meteor, but a strange looking metal object. A door opens, and a very small
creature wearing a suit appears. Startled, the small creature looks around and
notices T-Rexes, Velociraptors, and Brontosauruses. He begins to run, and,
unsure of what to do, he hides under a rock. He takes in his surroundings. A
small dinosaur comes up to him, sniffs him, and gives out a loud screech,
alerting nearby dinosaurs. Panicking, the man runs again to find a vacant
cave. He goes inside and pulls out a recording device. In a very professional
voice, the man says into the recorder, “ Day 1: Search for the acer traini to
stop the future alien invasion on earth. Status update: air is very high in
quality, greenery very vast in this time period, time travel complete from the
year 3781 to 698256 B.C.; President of Madagascar, Dr. George Murphy.”
He turns off his recording device and slowly creeps to the opening of
the cave. It is night already. He gathers leaves and twigs and goes back into
the cave. Dr. Murphy takes out his laser fire starter, and in an instant the
leaves catch a flame. He knows the fire will keep insects and little dinosaurs
away from him. As he is falling asleep, he sees the first signs of the alien
invasion. Small, bright lights shone all over the sky. He pushes aside the