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The Day Of The Triffids – Chapter 1-6

Chapter 1: the end begins
William "Bill" Masen wakes up in a hospital with his eyes bandaged. He recalls the events of the night before when the earth passed through comet debris causing green flashes of light. He removes the bandages and leaves to find that the green flashes have rendered everyone blind and that he may be the only one who is still sighted.

Chapter 2: The Coming Of The Triffids
Bill discusses his personal history and the origin of the triffids. He explains how the triffids originated and how they spread across the world. He describes what a triffid looks like and how it acts when it walks. He also tells of how he was stung by a triffid as a child which led him to his study of triffids.

Chapter 3: The Grouping City
Bill goes on the street and encounter a blind man, and then he see a young blind man with a child and a blind woman trying to get some food from a store. He see a group of blind people is control by a sighted man, and he tries to stop the sighted man from being rude to the blind women, but he is knocked out. He wants to find out what has been happening.

Chapter 4: Shadows Before
Bill is wandering the streets when he hears a scream and finds a sighted young woman being beaten by a blind man. He rescues her and she reveals her name as Josella Playton who had missed the comet through a wild party. They drive to Josella's home but find that her family has all been killed by triffids.

Chapter 5: A Light In The Night
Bill and Josella drive toward Clerkenwell and try to find some weapons that will help them defend themselves from the triffids.
While driving, their car was beseiged and they barely escape with their lives. They eventually find themselves some gear and clothes.
As day falls into night, they decide to spend the night in a tower block and during the night they see a bright light and decide to investigate it in the morning.

Chapter 6: Rendezvous
Bill and Josella

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