Grimbeau

all clear alarm sounds

light of day reveals

extensive devastation

town downgraded

unfit for purpose

~

nocturnal diagnosis

concludes

blanket buggery

lies behind  all this

not previous candidate

overheated radiator

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remedy:

pure distilled water

fetchedfrom

ole rollin river

Lethe

holy bucketfuls

of the stuff

Never let them down

seventy five years ago