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The Blackout

Tania was enjoying her after school snack. Mama
was reading a book. All was quiet, except the
sound of the fan. Suddenly the fan stopped

working.

There was plenty of sunlight coming through the
large window. So, the fan was the only
electrical appliance on, in the room.

"It is probably the fuse, but I wonder what
tripped it". Mama went to check the fuse box.
The fuse box was fine. Mama opened the apartment
door and saw the lifts had stopped working.

"Seems like there is a power outage." Mama said
as she closed the door.

Tania had experienced the occasional power
outage. It typically lasted for about a quarter
of an hour and was usually maintenance related.
But half an hour later, there was still no sign

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