Certainly one of the most stressful jobs in contemporary society is that of the air traffic controller. . . . This pressure, combined with the ever-present fear of causing a crash or collision (known with studied casualness as an aluminum shower), places controllers under tremendous stress on the job.

There was a weird light shining above the hill.

The nervous system, once so adept at compensation, begins to miscompensate, exacerbating the overall dysfunction of the system.

But rampant poaching (the correct term for catching a grown-up eel with bait is to “sniggle”, though elvers are caught with something more like a giant sieve) is now prompting authorities to crack down well in advance of next year’s season.]