Summary

On Sunday, May 29, François awoke feeling lucid and alert. He packed a bag with camping supplies and basic life essentials and headed to the South West of France in his car. It was election day and François feared that a civil war might break out once the results came in. As he drove he realized that he had never really travelled in France and knew very little about it. After stopping at a service station for a snack, François turned on the radio. The commentators seemed to have no idea how the election would go.

The roads were mysteriously empty as François continued South. He tried to turn on the radio again only to find that every station was offline and full of static. Rattled, François decided that he should drive even further South to Spain, where civil...