[Lazamataz]

“A barometric low hung over the Atlantic. It moved eastward toward a high-pressure area over Russia without as yet showing any inclina- tion to bypass this high in a northerly direction. The isotherms and isotheres were functioning as they should. The air temperature was appropriate relative to the annual mean temperature and to the ape- riodic monthly fluctuations of the temperature. The rising and set- ting of the sun, the moon, the phases of the moon, of Venus, of the rings of Saturn, and many other significant phenomena were all in accordance with the forecasts in the astronomical yearbooks. The water vapor in the air was at its maximal state of tension, while the humidity was minimal. In a word that characterizes‘the facts fairly accurately, even if it is a bit old-fashioned: It was a fine day in August 1913.”

Total Bulwer-Lytton Contest material.... lol

[Moltke]

Hey now! I looked that contest up. You are a meanie! 😆

Or, to put it another way: Sir, I’ll have you know that that is the opening to one of the great novels of the 20th century.