"Should we run and get in bed if an earthquake comes?" Julia asked.

"Don't be silly," said Robbie. He liked to prove that he was smarter than his sister. "You run outside if an earthquake comes."

Uncle James shook his head. "You definitely don't run outside. Something could fall on you! You stay inside and get under something heavy, like a table or a desk. And cover your head. It's called duck and cover."

Julia looked around. "Like under the dining room table?"

"That would be good," said Uncle James.

"Speaking of the dining room," said Robbie. "I'm hungry."

Uncle James offered to make them sandwiches.

And then it happened. The teacup on the counter started to rattle and then the walls shook and it felt like a really, really big truck had just roared in front of the house. But it didn't stop right away.

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