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28 June, 2016

Act 5, Scene 1, 259-263

That first sound, the final sound, before the world came unmade.

What was it?

A rumble, all basso profundo and ribcage-shaking,

A jitter, nerves dancing on the edge of realization,

An infrasonic hiss?

All the sound and fury of the past six days building up to this - signifying, well - who really knew?

And then...