It was a normal day. Suddenly the lights went out. It was blackout. Sam looked out his window. lights were out on the whole . He went to get candles. He up the candles. The blackout lasted several hours.

He had a paper tomorrow. He had to write it tonight. He used the candle. His found some flashlights to help. The was not so bad. Sam got see how life was without electricity. finished his paper much faster than would have with the distractions of .