Late one evening a few years ago, my brother and I were walking home from the pub when I heard an odd sound. It was a very high-pitched hum that made me wonder if I’d had a sudden attack of tinnitus. But this was way too loud to be tinnitus, and it was making me feel sick.
“What the hell is that?” I said, wincing.
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