It's the End of the World

There is a buzzing NRrrrrt NRRrrrt NRRrrrt sound on state street today, and the power is not OUT, but...lowered...in several businesses, and everyone is running next door to ask one another what the hell is going on, why are our lights dimmed? Why did our music shut off? Jose shouts from the dishroom, "Hey man, the lights!!" and the people eating their lunches giggle nervously in the silence once filled by the passionate words of Cesaria Evora. People are actually looking at each other's faces, and they are suddenly awake.