(A sudden explosion echoed through the air.)
Clorinde, currently on routine patrol, instinctively ducked and covered her head in fright. Turning around, she saw that a house she had just passed was now engulfed in a fierce, unprovoked fire, with something having seemingly exploded inside.
It was midday, and the street was completely deserted. Most people had been jolted awake from their afternoon naps by the blast and were still in a hazy, dazed state.
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