Apocalypse

Yesterday evening there was some excitement. All the lights and televisions and computers went off, and all the local burglar alarms went on. For there had been a power-cut.

It was a strange moment. People came to their front doors; the evening was gloomy but not dark. Because I'm odd, I placed my minidisc recorder outside and got the sound of the alarms dying as their batteries expire (as cars pass by, as the wind blows, as a dog barks, as someone starts playing a piano...)