It was Mrs. Harrington who was the first casualty, the first person to engage with the ferocity of the payload, so accurately and quickly delivered. She was expounding the virtues of Arkwrights flour to Betty Birdsall, who gazed lovingly at her hero as she spoke ….
“What in all god’s names is that?”
Those few brief words were all Mrs. Harrington spoke for many days, her eyes rolled up, she gagged uncontrollably then with a long sigh collapsed in Aisle 8 (Baking and Kitchen Goods) of Bresco, the only supermarket in Gresley Station.
To be continued .....
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