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Darkest before dawn...

In the 2013 Tom Cruise-led blockbuster Oblivion, it dawns on the audience that it is the end of times when the one-time honorary Aussie trudges through an empty American football stadium.

He mimics the commentary of a long-ago play – “Seconds left on the clock... the QB throws a hail mary... Touchdown!” – and throws his hands in the

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