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       2025-11-01T05:19:49Z
       
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       I fear the sound.It's a rising night, an hour off from reaching twelve. Laptop is almost discharged, it's been three and-a-something hours into tonight's blackout. Will the power be back soon? I am certain. Whatever power grid technicians do, they seem to recover the grid reasonably quick nowadays.Stay calm for now. Not much else to do at the moment.It's a buzzing outside, faint yet distinctive even through the highs of cheap headset. Volume down, earpiece off the ear. The buzz is unignorable, higher-pitched, getting louder. It approaches. Stuff away, get up, listen carefully. The buzz is pitching down. Flew past and away. Is it over for now? I am unsure. Impossible to check danger status at the moment. Need to do that the moment I can.Guards down for now. No more music until power is back.It's a power, back again. Things charge up again. The router is powered. Check the status. Alarm is on, indeed, and a flock of russian drones has been observed south from here, heading north. Will it reach the skies above me? I am unanswered. Not a question worth asking, nor answering. Always possible.All ears for now. Unignorable.It's distant buzzing far away, again. There they are. First one of a hellish flock. Not coming straight at me it seems, neither it turns away it feels. Will it be me today? I do not know. The only thing I know is the path to the bathroom. It is the only reasonable cover now.Cautious for now. Getting ready to flee.It's getting louder. Sound is pitching high. Getting close. Rapidly. Safety. Find it. Where is safety? I do not know. Just go that way.Covering for now. Not much else to do at the moment.It's loud. The buzz is echoing from every building from every direction. Unescapable. Leaves me powerless. Will two walls be enough? I do not know. It may or may not protect.Shaking for now. They are here.It's one over, next two passing. The buzz is unparseable. One flying away and two coming closer have merged their sounds into devilish cacaphony of pitches. The air is disturbed, one moment it's loud, next muted, and loud again. Are they going to target me? I do not know. Stay covered.Disoriented for now. Just don't move.It's most of them going away, the buzz is pitching down. One more heard out there, approaching. Expected a flock of seven, feels like eighth now. Are they turning back? I do not know. Staring out of the window is an unsound idea right now.Terrified for now. Ground below ready to slip any moment.It's getting quiet, no more buzzing now. Head out of the doorframe. Buzzing again. Quiet, pitch unchanged. Freeze. The fridge is done compressing and goes silent. No more buzz. Is it over now? I do not know. Perhaps for now.Out of cover for now. Breathe out.It's turning early morning, sun is slowly rising. Calmed down. Time to sleep. Cozy, warm under blanket. Swooshing, whistling sound outside. Getting louder. Approaching. Rapidly. Alarmingly. Low and above. Going away now, getting quiet. russian cruising missile just passed above. Should I do something now? I do not know. A missile heard is either danger no more or too late.Just monitoring status for now. It should be over soon.It's a siren outside, spun up quick, immediately turned off. It's over. Danger no more. It wasn't me today. Should be okay for up to a week or so. Will it? Will I be the next one? Will air-defence be more succesful next time? I do not know.I only know the path to the most reasonable cover I have. I know it well. It's my own bathroom.Reliefed for now. Today was not the last day.At least for me.