Distant Echoes

A Lovecraftian tale of disappearance and dissonance.

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It was a council initiative back during the pandemic’s most serious year that decided to mount the speakers along the remote windswept coastal path.

Initially it was about social distancing, keeping your 2 metres away and suchlike, but soon moved on to advising dog walkers to clean up after their pets as the initial fear of dangerous social interaction on a…