# Page 1 You're sitting at the dining room table with your usual cup of coffee. It's steaming hot, and the inviting scent of the drink is very enticing on such a calm morning. Just off to your right is the doorway to the kitchen, through which you can see the back door and the edge of the sink. Behind you, there is a large bay window which looks out on the back yard. In front of you is the entrance hallway which is parallel to the stairs leading up to the second floor. At the end of the hallway is the front door. On the wall to your left a clock hangs, ticking softly in the quiet. It reads 6:21, work starts at 7:00 AM, and it takes just a couple of minutes to get to the office. What do you do next? Take a drink of your coffee: [[It's Dark Outside - Page 2]] Blow gently on the coffee to cool it down a bit: [[It's Dark Outside - Page 3]]