Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for August 01, 2004

Transcript:

Ele...in the time before Man We return again to the nation of Bullemia in Earth's era of Pangaea. Prosperity here was built by industrial might, which was dependent on cheap, reliable energy. And that energy came from a now-extinct natural gas called prophaen. And those who controlled the supply of Prophaen controlled the fate of the nation... Shouldering the awesome responsibility of life or death over Bullemia's economy were the prophaen barons... Dino: Urp. Dino 2: What'r youse lookin' at? Dino 3: Grunt. Times were good in Bullemia. Employment was high and crime was low. Their economic engine was running smoothly at full speed on a never-ending tank of energy with no end in sight. Nothing could stop this unbridled prosperity! Well, almost nothing...