Suddenly the lights began to dim and the appliances began to falter. Bright light around the neighbouring indicated that something was the matter with the lighting system in the house. A beautiful, cosy evening was about to be turned sour by looming darkness. Ignorant guesses and suggestions flew from lip to lip. No one was knowledgeable enough about electricity to proffer actual solutions. The ugliness of darkness became more threatening. Something had to be done.
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