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"Why The World Didn't End Last Tuesday" by Connie Willis


"Sorry I'm late," Rafe said, coming in with his arms full of
notebooks and rolled-up maps. "Jacob insisted on arm-
wrestling me. And then, after I got rid of him, Satan called. He
wanted to know who we want for the Antichrist." He turned to
me. "And he said to tell you that if you haven't reserved
Armageddon, you'd better do it fast because it's already
booked for the whole month of January." .

"That's the Facilities Committee's job," I said. "Does anybody
know if Baradiel's done that?"

Everybody shook their heads. "He said he was going to try to
call ' sometime this week," Sara said, "but he was pretty busy."

I asked Rafe, "Did Satan have any suggestions for the
Antichrist?"

"The usual. Deng. Yasser. Woody."

"What about the Saddam Hussein?' Gabe said, "He'd be
perfect."

"I already asked him," Rafe said. "He refused to cooperate. He
accused me of being from the U.N."

"It's too bad the Republicans aren't still in office," Penemue
said.

"There's always the British press," Phanuel said. "Or Rush
Limbaugh."

"Why does it have to be a man?" Sara said. "Women are
capable of wicked powers and blasphemies, too."

"Name one," Penemue said.

"I don't know. Leona Helmsley. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Amy
Fisher. I just don't think we should automatically assume it's
got to be a man."

"Amy Fisher?" Uriel said. "I hardly think trying to kill your
boyfriend's wife qualifies you for the position of Head Beast."