Three Pale Blue Rectangles
A train announcement, tested over four nights.
The train announcement began at 7:12 PM.
Before the voice, there was a tone.
Two frequencies.
Both produced small light orange circles in my head.
The first circle was faint.
The second remained longer.
Then the announcement started.
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Three pale blue rectangles appeared.
Parallel.
Translucent.
Stable.
They remained suspended for the duration of the message.
Most human voices create geometrical shapes to me.
This voice produced rectangles every time.
I tested it for 4 nights.
The shape never changed.
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The train was delayed by four minutes.
The rectangles remained visible for several seconds after the announcement ended.
A fluorescent light above the platform produced thin amber threads at irregular intervals. Someone dragging a suitcase across the concrete created dull gray fragments that dissolved almost immediately.
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The announcement repeated after the train departed.
Again, three pale blue rectangles appeared.
Exactly the same.
I found this comforting.