It was an ordinary day at the top secret government laboratory. The earnest young scientist and his ingenue assistant knew they were close to unlocking the secrets of the alien spacecraft.
Dr. Nelson worked all day and into the night without taking a break, determined to decipher the alien code while there was still time, eating lunch and dinner at his desk, leaving only a cup of jello uneaten, before locking up the lab and heading for home.
It's funny how the future of humanity can hinge on something as innocent as a cup of lime green jello. Dr. Nelson was unprepared for what awaited him when he let himself into the lab the next morning. Was it possible? The jello had grown to enormous proportions!
His screams drew staffers from throughout the complex.
But they were too late. Dr. Nelson was trapped!
They were all trapped.
The end.
Or is it?
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