( ISSUE 117: TENTATIVE OPTIMISM )

[ELIZA MARIE CUNNINGHAM]

MAY 12, 2019

7 KNUTS

ARE WE IN THE CLEAR?

It's been a little while since anyone has felt an earthquake from the Big Threat, as the Ministry calls it - The vague name for the even vaguer threat that has plagued us for over a year now, able to kill whole magical families in a blink of an eye.

This Big Threat causes earthquakes when it isn't able to get to a person due to our protective barriers we have put up against it. But no one has experienced one as early as March, a report by the Ministry has concluded.

The report includes information from various Ministries around the world and the date of their last earthquake due to the Big Threat. Of course, there is some margin of error as some countries are prone to regular earthquakes, some more than others. But after various investigations, it has been concluded that the Big Threat seems to have either dissipated or been defeated, though by whom, no one knows. As it is a global threat, it may be a while to determine.

For now, the Ministry is not quick to jump to the conclusion that it's gone for good. While it has been two months now, it may come back in full force. They have advised that if this continues, the country will start to test open areas in July and if all goes well, everyone will be able to go back to their homes in August.

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