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blackout-conditions
The enforced absence of light during wartime blackouts creates a hazardous environment that complicates movement and visibility.
1 chapter across 1 book
Blackout (2011)Connie Willis
Chapter 9
In this chapter, Mike is sent through a time travel net to May 24, 1940, near Dover during the Dunkirk evacuation. He arrives in complete darkness and must carefully navigate a potentially dangerous beach environment while grappling with uncertainty about his exact time and location. As dawn breaks, he discovers a nearby village but finds it deserted, highlighting the isolation and tension of his mission in a wartime setting.