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“What’s that sound?” Christina asks.
We’re watching Army of the Dead. Trying to, anyway. But this damn sound—tap-tap-tap—every fifteen seconds makes it difficult to concentrate. And let’s be honest, the noise is a little frightening for those who are easily frightened, which is to say, me.
“What is it?” Christina asks in a whisper. “Should we be worried?”
Should we be worried? Yes, of course we should be worried. We’re sitting in the dark, watching a heist film set in a Las Vegas overrun by zombies, and there’s a mysterious tapping sound… nearby! Plus, there are other things to worry about—the perilous state of our democracy, racism, sexism, climate change, nuclear proliferation, genocide, drought, famine, COVID, cyber attacks, existential dread, cruelty, killer bees, and the fact that I have not kept up with the Kardashians…
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