The End

In which Rat is caught off-guard

Good time of day, humans!

Transcript:

Cousin: — By the way… when is the next date for the end of the world?
Rat: — I’m not sure. I’ll have to look it up.
Rat: — Oh no… it seems that the service announcing new dates has been ended without prior notice.

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The end of the world has certainly fallen out of fashion. The global interest in it is currently running at just about seven per cent of the December 2022 maximum.