A small town suddenly finds itself disconnected from the rest of the world by an invisible barrier.

No one knows where it came from or why their town was singled out, but whatever this barrier is, it’s impenetrable, isolating the inhabitants completely. Explore the initial panic followed by creeping dread. What dark secrets emerge when a community is trapped with no escape? How do they cope with their newfound reality? This prompt explores isolation, claustrophobia, and the threshold of human sanity.

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