For reasons unknown, the earth's inner core has stopped rotating,
causing the planet's electromagnetic field to rapidly deteriorate.
Instantly, life around the globe begins to change dramatically.
In Boston, 32 people with pacemakers, all within a 10-block radius,
suddenly drop dead. In San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge collapses,
sending hundreds of people plunging to their deaths. In
London's Trafalgar Square, flocks of pigeons lose their
ability to navigate, flying into panicked crowds, slamming
into windshields and causing drivers to lose control of their cars.
And in Rome, as thousands of tourists watch helplessly, an electrical
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