"A report from the Cornwall Wildlife Trust tells us that 13 times as many octopuses as usual about 233,000, or nearly 2m legs' worth were caught in UK waters this year. Look, I don't believe in signs but these things are a sign. I don't know precisely what of, but they're a sign. When two freaky variants of two already freaky things happen, it's a sign. And what's freakier than sinkholes appearing or octopuses? Sinkholes are holes that appear out of nowhere."
"They are nowhere made manifest. They can happen anywhere, at any time. They just don't care. You are safe never. The literal ground you are walking on could just give up on being ground and open up beneath you at any moment. This is no way to live. Holes need to be a thing that are only ever dug, laboriously, slowly, deliberately. And as for the other guys."
A canal in Shropshire collapsed into a sinkhole. A Cornwall Wildlife Trust report recorded thirteen times the usual octopus catch in UK waters, about 233,000 animals, roughly two million legs. These concurrent anomalies are read as ominous signs, prompting anxiety about unpredictable geological and biological events. Sinkholes are described as sudden, indiscriminate, and capable of opening beneath people at any moment; holes should only be deliberately dug. Octopuses are portrayed as strange, boneless, distributed-brained creatures that seem to be mustering for an invasion. Separately, intense pre-Christmas workload doubled daily effort yet left many tasks undone, highlighting adult time’s relentless continuity.
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