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If you had to choose one sentence.

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Which one would be the most terrifying?
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Sinners falling into the hands of an angry God.
~ occupare fati suffocavit

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for Thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety. ~ Psalms 4:8
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Thank you for this. I have two ideas but I'm not sure about the second.
Sometimes quite innocuous sentences in a certain context are enough to be frightening.
This one is from 1984.
'In another moment he would hear the tramp of boots outside.'
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Nice one. So what is your second one?
~ occupare fati suffocavit

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From Midnight in Peking by Paul French
'When did the adventure and the flattery cease, the flirtation become something different?'
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I guess that could become sinister in a certain context. :eusa-think:
~ occupare fati suffocavit

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for Thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety. ~ Psalms 4:8
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