The Tunnel Under The World

The Tunnel Under The World is a sci-fi short story by Frederik Pohl, first published in 1955. Guy and Mary Burckhardt wake up in their house, having both seen dreadful bad dreams. They can't, however, recall the events of those nightmares. Guy dismisses it and goes to work as he always does, to the city centre offices of Contro Chemicals, which runs a highly automated and robot-staffed petrochemicals factory. But something isn't right after all...