Panic is highly contagious, especially in situations when nothing is known and everything is in flux.

“The smell of oil in the air was huge and furry.”

“I win, you win. You win, I win. The gun, I win. The fruit, you win. I win, you …”

“If you write books, you go on one page at a time. We turn from all we know and …”

“What seems solid to us is actually only a loose net held together by gravity. E…”