Deep underground, the survivors' offspring convened for their first day of apocalypse history class.

  "Teacher?"

  "Yes, Susan?"

  "My mom said a scientist warned it would happen, but everyone called them a quack."

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  "Yes, that's true." The teacher chuckled.

  "Why?"

  "The scientist tried to warn the world that while the SSLTF (Solar Satellite-Laser Terrestrial Fusion) array was remarkable, the designers hadn't considered the complex interwoven ecology that formed life and helped it to evolve."

  "And?"

  "Well, a mishap rapidly cascaded into a global climatic disaster."

  "How?"

  "They miscalibrated the lasers and cranked up the power too high. It was that simple."