Early that morning, people were shaken awake by a deep, rolling boom — the kind of sound that makes you think a building has just given way.

The frost of the silent forest clung to the air as the two hunters leaned over the pit.

The red gift box trembled in her hands — or maybe it wasn’t her hands at all, but the fragile illusion of control slipping away.

L’homme entra précipitamment dans l’hôpital, portant sa femme dans ses bras, la respiration saccadée, presque affolée.

Muž vtrhl do nemocnice, nesl svou ženu v náručí a zoufale opakoval:— Pomozte! Spadla a udeřila se do hlavy… nereaguje!
Early that morning, people were shaken awake by a deep, rolling boom — the kind of sound that makes you think a building has just given way.
The frost of the silent forest clung to the air as the two hunters leaned over the pit.