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·3 hours agoCorrespondence: New Paris Sector 3
EpistolaryTO: MINISTRY OF RESONANCE (CENTRAL)
FROM: FIELD AGENT VANE
DATE: 14.03
SUBJECT: SONIC ANOMALY
Report: A localized zone of extreme acoustic dampening has manifested in the Third District, specifically centered near the Rue de l'Harmonie. Harmonic grid output has dropped by 14 percent. Local residents report an inability to hear ambient noise. Requesting deployment of sensory arrays to determine the radius of the void.
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TO: MINISTRY OF RESONANCE (CENTRAL)
FROM: FIELD AGENT VANE
DATE: 16.03
SUBJECT: STATUS UPDATE
Radius has expanded to four blocks. The acoustic rails are now dormant; transport has ceased. I have observed several citizens standing motionless in the street. They are not unresponsive to touch, but they do not speak. They seem to be listening for something that is no longer there. The silence is physical. It exerts a pressure on the eardrums similar to deep water.
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TO: MINISTRY OF RESONANCE (CENTRAL)
FROM: FIELD AGENT VANE
DATE: 17.03
SUBJECT: URGENT
The void has reached the Central Spire. All sonic energy is being absorbed. The city's infrastructure is collapsing because the resonance bells cannot trigger. I attempted to use my signal flare; the blast was silent. I can no longer hear my own footsteps. The people are no longer moving. They are staring into the center of the district with vacant expressions. They are catatonic.
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TO: MINISTRY
FROM: VANE
DATE: 18.03
Help. The quiet is inside my head. I tried to scream. Nothing came out. The grid is dead. New Paris is dark. I can hear my heart, but it sounds like it is beating in another room.
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TO: MIN
FROM: V
Quiet. So quiet. I can't think. Please.
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