"Mr. President," said the glowing scientist as he pointed to a small enclosure, just big enough to accomodate one person, "that is our latest invention."
"What does it do?" asked the President, as he glanced at it, already awed by the various inventions he had seen in progress in the laboratory. This one looked like his bath corner in his cabin up in the mountains, but with a tighter door and smaller perimeter.
"It is a time machine Mr. President," replied the scientist, who smiled at the hushed sounds of wonder from the rest of the President's entourage.
"It can take you anywhere in the future. I am still working on the prototype to see if we can travel back in time.""A time machine?" repeated the President. "To the future? I think this will do quite nicely."
"How does it work?" asked one of the President's guards. He had a calculated look in his eyes. The scientist was very sure that the man was calculating how to steal the contraption.
"Simple," he replied smoothly, knowing the model was nailed to the floor of the lab - there was no way it could be lifted, he smiled. "You type the year you want to visit here - its limited to four digits only. Then you enter the cubicle."
When he didnt continue for several seconds someone asked, "Then what?""Then you wait." this caused a chuckle to rise among the spectators, who thought it was all a joke. A time machine that made you wait.
Later that evening, the scientist got a surprise visit."How may I be of assistance Sir?" he asked the gentleman. The question on whether it was possible for the President of the United States of America to go somewhere without his endless trail of Secret Service Men was answered - the gentleman was alone.
"Yes," replied the gentleman, smiling slightly. "About that Time Machine, how far can it go?"
"As far as 9999,Sir" replied the Scientist. suddenly it dawned on him. The President's acute curiosity had been picked by the contraption, and he wanted to try it out.
But it was more than that. The man was a revolutionary man, who had promised the citizens a lot of progress and continued unity. He wanted to see what the future would be like. But what if something happened to him and he didnt return?
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