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[[A man is typing at a computer.]]
Computer: Constant novelty saps my initiative. I'm gonna try to spend a weekend at home without internet.
Man: I give you an hour.
[[A woman stands up, turns off the computer in front of her.]]
<<Click>>
[[The woman stands proudly in front of the computer.]]
[[The man is at his computer.]]
Computer: So far, it's not actually too bad!
Man: Ahem?
Computer: Wait. Shit.
{{Title text: But if you unplug everything, it gets so quiet you hear that high-pitched empty-room hum. And then the whispers begin.}}
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