He talks to his mother, Jill McGowan, the school principal, and begins to understand his situation. Although he retains some degree of psychic powers, he also has the ability to show human compassion. As a result, David is the outcast of the group. The children soon "pair off" like mates, except for David, whose intended mate was the stillborn girl. They display eerie psychic powers that can result in violent and deadly consequences whenever they experience pain or provocation. However, they do not appear to possess a conscience or individual personalities. The surviving children are healthy but have pale skin, white-blonde hair, cobalt eyes, and fierce intellect. None of them seek abortions after having dreams, and all the babies are born the same night in a barn – five boys and five girls, though the virgin's daughter is stillborn due to umbilical cord asphyxia. Following the blackout, ten women of child-bearing age mysteriously fall pregnant, including a virgin girl and a married lady who has not been sexually active for a year due to her husband being away for work in Tokyo. The people and animals of the sleepy coastal town of Midwich in California's Marin County fall asleep at a 10 AM "blackout" and regain consciousness at 4 PM.
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