Recently I was privy to a few snippets from a neighbourhood WhatsApp group chat. A minor classic of the genre, the conversation follows a recognisable format.
After a mysterious disruption to the night-time suburban quiet, theories are flighted as to what may be happening and how close the impending apocalypse is; terror prevails for a couple of minutes, but is followed by bathos and relief when it turns out there is an innocuous explanation. ..
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