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Although a small town in Alabama Mississippi, called Westland had seen nothing but blue skies and sunshine for weeks, the people chose to ignore the rolling thunder and dark clouds in the distance. The citizens carried on with each day blending into the next, ignoring what was ahead, but as quick as the flash of lightning, it all changed the night the storm arrived. Everyone dragged their feet to prepare, assuming they had plenty of time, but the storm unexpectedly sped up, bringing unseasonal rains and catastrophic winds. Trees toppled and buildings were torn apart in the fury. Nobody expected the storm to bring such grave ascending power. What followed was a strange phenomenon - the sun seemed to stand still in the sky while time seemed to slow down. Suddenly, the citizens of Westland noticed that each day felt longer than the one before. Nobody spoke about it. It wasn't until one week later that it finally dawned on the people of Westland that something was wrong. There was no tomorrow. Missing bodies st