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There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.
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The quote contrasts the sudden event with the waiting that leads up to it. “The bang” is brief, but anticipation gives fear time to grow. The dread before something happens can feel worse than the moment itself, because the mind keeps imagining what is coming. Once the event arrives, that uncertainty is gone.
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