Do Not Panic!
Do Not Blink!
Do Not Go Back to Sleep.
Go out, in about 3 hours, and watch the solar eclipse
It is short, about 2 mins, but it will be beautiful (unless it is raining, is it raining?) and you in Gooseland will be just about the only people with a chance to see it.
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