Air sirens wailed:

  “John, hurry! We’ve got to enter the bunker!”

  “Do you think this will really work?”

  “It has to, John. It’s our only hope against the alien infestation.”

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  The aftermath:

  “John, radiation levels have dropped. Let’s leave.”

  “Wow! It worked! But at a terrible price. We’ve nuked the aliens and ourselves.”

  “We’ll survive this, John.”

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  Observing:

  “I hadn’t realized that donating his consciousness would involve such horrific scenarios.”

  “Your son’s assisting our defense research, Ms. Smith. You’re receiving a hefty compensation.”

  “I know, but … the suffering.”

  “We erase their memories, and as promised, you’re permitted to observe.”