Sudden Darkness

September 5, 2007

By Ernie Knoll

In my dream, I am at someone’s house that I have never been in before. Suddenly, there is a very powerful earthquake that lasts for almost a minute. It is such a strong earthquake that even after I awoke I still felt the nauseating and dizzy feeling that I have experienced after being in an earthquake. I notice the lights inside the house go off. I know it will be dark about 8:00 p.m. and the current time is about 6:30 p.m. Now it quickly begins to get dark outside. Moments later it is so dark that you cannot see your hand in front of your face, even though I know the sun is still in the sky. Someone has a flashlight with brand new batteries and turns it on. The light, instead of going out 50 feet, only shines out about 8 inches. The house generator and lights come on but the 150-watt light bulbs hardly light up much more than a small night light. I then awoke.