寄件者：colin@antarctica.eml.norcek
收件者：emily@antarctica.trc.norcek
主旨：［無主旨］
我終於收到我媽的消息了。醫生想替她動手術，但因為會停電，他們也不確定哪時候開刀比較安全。萬一老媽躺在手術台上的時候，剛好停電怎麼辦？萬一她需要氧氣機怎麼辦？
——柯林
英文原文
I finally heard from my Mum. The doctors say they want to operate, but with the blackouts, they don’t know when it’ll be safe to try. What happens if the lights go out while Mum’s lying there? What happens if they need to put her on a machine to help her breathe?
~ Colin