In summer, the Arctic, which should have had endless daylight, was plunged into total darkness. You could not see your hand in front of your face. The Antarctic, which should have been blanketed in stars, was instead bathed in blazing sunlight, reflecting a dazzling white glare. Heavy snow began to fall over the equator, which should have been sweltering with heat, freezing many people to death.
Then the entire world was enveloped in white light for ten days. At night, if you stood somewhere sheltered, the inside of your home remained dark, but outside looked bright and sunny.
The moment you stepped into the white light, you found yourself in a white world, unable to find your way back.
The ten days of white light were followed by ten days of black light. Inside your home, everything was perfectly clear, yet outside lay a pitch-black expanse. Entering the black light was no different: once you went in, you never came back.
