ZCN 3/7/2421: The Strange Sounds of War: Hallucinations or Real?

This is a Zaphira City News publication from 3/7/2421.
== The Strange Sounds of War: Hallucinations or Real? ==
Echoes of Bells heard by witnesses now replaced with sounds of a Choir
Another mystery surfacing out of Market District as previous reports of the sounds of Bells has been replaced with the sounds of Choirs. Thought to be psychological side effects from previous attacks by the terrorist cell known as Hand of Zarus, many individuals throughout Lower Zaphira have spoken with terror of the sound of Bells. Previous reports by LZPD and other security firms have shown that the sounds of Bells have correlated with coming attacks, though the validity of these reports have always been brought into question.
However, many individuals are now reporting that they are hearing the sound of a female choir, speaking in a language unknown. All reports seem to be located out of Market District, though Councilor Tortalleato has declined on comment. Unlike the bells, the individuals who have heard these choirs have stated a feeling of calm and peace. Some have even said that the original unease that they felt has completely disappeared. Unlike the bells, the choir does not seem to correlate with any known phenomena or conflict. Also unlike the Bells, the sounds do not seem to be able to be picked up on recording.
When one individual who is a linguistics major heard the choir, they began to analyze the patterns and words they had heard. The individual, who requested to remain anonymous, had this to say:"After hearing the choir consistently twice a day, specifically around the hours of dusk and dawn, I had finally been able to memorize the sounds. No recordings meant I had to do it all from memory, which in itself is a task. However, what I can gather from the feeling and words, they are a lament of something. Something sung to imply reverence and a calm. Like something you'd hear at a memorial, or sung in praise to a deity."While the individual stated that, when transcribed, the lyrics sung are nonsensical, they also felt compelled to write a translation of them, despite not having a source. We have included this translation at the bottom of the article. Whether this is an ill omen or good, the effects seem to help more than hinder. This is ZNN.
The Following is not to be considered accurate, but merely an artist interpretation of the lyrics sung by the unknown choir."Oh children of steel and neon, fear not the light nor the dark. It is them that binds us together. Not one life is without remorse, not one death without mourning. We stand with you, we cradle you, we soothe you. Look not to the heavens, nor to the depths of hell. For we are the ones who stand between them both. The soul yearns for release, the body yearns for strength. Find it in these words, oh child of sin, to stand strong. Only fools claim to be pure in this world; a world with no beginning nor end."
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