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ELITE VOL.1, Issue 56, june 2023
ELITE
VOL.1, Issue 56, june 2023

Successive sounds

Prof. Hanan M. Aly, FEPS Acting Dean
Translated by: Mariam Ismail

A narrow, dark, secluded place. Is someone digging a corridor out of the curves
It is shrouded in calm, shrouded in mystery, of the cave?
dominated by suspicion. Is someone building a ship to take him from the
Is it a deep well in the ground? secluded island?
Or a secluded cave in the hollows of the
mountains? He couldn't control himself.. he started calling
Or a remote island on the outskirts of the sea? out.. screaming.. groaning..
No one answered him, no one heard him, and no
While he was wondering about the nature of the one supported him.
place, and the reason for his presence at this The sounds were repeated in the same order...
time, alone without family or friends.. they came from the right sometimes... and are
He heard a strange sound, with a great heard from the left at other times...
resonance. It seems mild at first..then it gets more intense at
Cracking! Smashing! the end..
Collapse! Explosion! They accelerate, then slow down...
Then there was a sound like radio vibrations. They come closer, then move away...
His heart palpitated, his eyes dimmed, and his
thoughts faltered. Finally.. the voices fell silent.. quiet prevailed
He asked: Is anyone trying for help? Or someone around.. and he found himself getting out of this
is running away? place little by little.. and saw a glimmer of light
Then came a terrible silence, an outrageous calm. coming from far away..
Suddenly, deafening sounds were heard,
followed by echoes that shook the place. He heard someone speaking to him: the report
His confusion increased, his heartbeat increased, will be received after a week.
and thoughts raced in his head. He opened his eyes in astonishment.. He looked
Is someone clinging to something to lift him at her in surprise.. He held his head up..
from the depths of the well? And before he wonders..
“The MRI report,” she said calmly.

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