accidentally sent himself back to the Jurassic period . All he did was press the wrong button , and there was no turning back . If you couldn ’ t already tell , the safety standards down here are mediocre at best . The point is , be careful . And if anyone from upper management comes down here , which they rarely do , at least try to look like you know what you ’ re doing .”
After hearing his horrifying story , I made a silent promise to be extremely careful about which buttons I pressed . I decided I should probably take a closer look at the time machine and find out what a “ waste processor ” was . My employer didn ’ t look as if he was going to be answering any more of my questions .
I was inspecting one of the massive control panels , slowly figuring out the extremely complex machine , when I accidentally tripped over a wire on the floor . Without thinking , I flailed my arms wildly , mistakenly grazing numerous buttons and switches . The time machine , which had previously been dormant , whirred to life . The boss looked at me , terror in his eyes . “ I told you not to touch any buttons ! You had one job !” he admonished me . Before I could formulate my response , a bright blue glow appeared from the time machine above . “ What have you done ! You ’ ve just killed us , you —” In an instant , the entire room exploded into a bright flash of white light . For what seemed like an eternity , I floated through a white void , unable to feel my surroundings or control my body . Then I awoke , lying on a carpeted floor . I looked around and saw that I was alone in a large , empty apartment . Suddenly my boss appeared on my right . He was fuming .
“ You have no idea what you ’ ve just done . I told you that there was one
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