There was only one order: launch total mobilisation and strike all forces against Denmark in accordance with the general military plan, and evacuate the elite to nuclear bunkers like the one in Arlamow for the First Secretary and his entourage.

Ordinary Poles, in turn, according to the plan were to perish in atomic fire in the majority, only a few lucky ones were to survive it in bunkers under the cities. The first sign that there was no atomic apocalisis were the naval and air force reports on the lack of population in the direction of the attack. 

Or more precisely, about any social life to the west and south of the country. In the east, on the other hand, the Border Protection Force reports that although there is land, it ends in the sea at the shortest point after 56 kilometres. The absence of any sign of a nuclear catastrophe caused disbelief, but the aerial photographs spoke clearly.

There are no countries nearby apart from Poland. Or at least it was not noticed that there were any. The first ideas that they were victims of some capitalist weapon bringing them to dreamland were quickly dismissed as unrealistic.

In the absence of a nuclear threat, the evacuation was called off but the army remained on combat alert ready to repel any attack on Poland.

About one hour after discovering that they were somewhere else, the government together with the first secretary and the chairman of the state council gathered in the command bunker near Warsaw.

''Towarzysze obywatele,'' began the first secretary addressing the rest, ''We are gathered here to discuss an unprecedented thing, strange and frightening, but as the army has already told us, not weapons of the capitalist treacherous and bloodthirsty invader.''

 For some years now they have been taking loans and technology from the West and trading with it almost unhindered.

Undaunted by this, or rather unaware of it, Gierek continued ''As far as we have been able to establish, we are no longer in Europe, perhaps we are in a different world, as there is no sign of our allies or enemies'' At this, all except Jaruzelski looked at Gierek questioningly. 

Seeing that, Gierek nodded towards Jaruzelski who ordered to distribute copies of aerial photos and short copies of reports of the Navy or WOP among the comrades.

''As you can see comrades, according to the reconnaissance data, in mysterious circumstances we found ourselves in another place, we do not know exactly yet, but special reconnaissance planes were sent to a distant reconnaissance in order to find out where exactly we are'' said general Jaruzelski.

In disbelief, those gathered looked at what they saw, many of them thinking that Gierek and Jaruzelski were, for some unexplained reason, making a joke of them. 

Unfortunately, the deadly seriousness and the answers of both comrades made it clear that what they were seeing was the truth and that they both did not believe what they were seeing.

''And what does Comrade General Gerasimov say about this?'' asked Jaroszkiewicz suspiciously. 

''Comrade Kowalczyk will answer this question'' answered Gierek, while Kowalczyk, who secretly entered the room when the others were reading reports and looking at the photos, surprised everyone by saying in a quiet but frightening voice, after all he was the head of the Security Service.

''You don't have to worry about comrade Gerasimov, he is currently sitting in a bunker thinking that he is giving orders together with his staff, isn't that right comrade Jaruzelski?''

At that Jaruzelski nodded in confirmation.

 It did not escape the others that Gierek, Jaroszewicz, Jaruzelski or Kowalczyk do not look at each other in a friendly manner and only the fact of the unknown keeps them all away from a bloody trial. 

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