Mark Wignall | That long, dark night

Two Fridays ago, as you know, the lights went out in a nationwide power outage. The first comfort to register its disapproval at about 8:00 p.m. was the bedside fan as it faded away. Then the overhead fan. Then a palpable yet unwanted wave of quietness. And then the discomfort of relentless tropical heat. Until daylight the next morning.

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