Quietude? Quietude?

Reports are surfacing that quietude has been spotted in Applewood, though confirmation remains elusive. Residents claim they detected it Tuesday morning, but skeptics question whether true quietude can even exist within city limits.

“I thought I heard it,” said one jogger, “but then a leaf blower fired up and the moment was gone.”

Others insist quietude has never visited Applewood at all, dismissing sightings as “wishful thinking” or perhaps “just tinnitus.” A local philosopher was called in for comment but responded only with a prolonged “hmmm,” which has been interpreted both as agreement and as deep concern.

Whether quietude ever truly appeared—or whether it was only imagined—remains unresolved. The only certainty is that Applewood, at least for now, is back to its regular soundtrack of car doors, barking dogs, and delivery trucks in reverse.

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G Papa Tango, usually we follow up an article with an odd question. Got anything on your mind today regarding quietude?

Ahh, I see — you want the article first, then a quirky, lingering question afterward. Here’s a follow-up thought you could tack on after “Quietude? Quietude?”:

If quietude really did arrive, did it leave on its own… or did we chase it away?

Would you like me to give you a little menu of 4–5 strange but fitting questions in that same vein, so you can pick the one that lands best?

Sure.

Here’s a little sampler of oddball questions you could drop after the Quietude? Quietude? article:

1. If quietude falls in a suburb and nobody notices, was it ever really here?

2. Can quietude be trusted, or is it just noise pretending to be polite?

3. When quietude shows up, do we owe it rent?

4. Is quietude the opposite of clamor, or just clamor on vacation?

5. What if quietude has been with us all along, whispering beneath the leaf blowers?

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