Looking over your shoulder?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="look">look</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span>: “<span word="All">All</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Literally">Literally</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="danger">danger</span>.</p><p><span word="Imagine">Imagine</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="alley">alley</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moonless">moonless</span> <span word="night">night</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="lights">lights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>, <span word="courtyards">courtyards</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="shrouded">shrouded</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="darkness">darkness</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="along">along</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recall">recall</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gang">gang</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="youngsters">youngsters</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="rounded">rounded</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="robbing">robbing</span> <span word="late">late</span>-<span word="night">night</span> <span word="passers">passers</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rustling">rustling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trees">trees</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="footsteps">footsteps</span>?</p><p><span word="Probably">Probably</span> <span word="not">not</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="footsteps">footsteps</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span>. <span word="Otherwise">Otherwise</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rustle">rustle</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="noises">noises</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="fail">fail</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="back">back</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="sideways">sideways</span>, <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="peripheral">peripheral</span> <span word="vision">vision</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="peripheral">peripheral</span> <span word="vision">vision</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="failing">failing</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="distinctly">distinctly</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="gingerly">gingerly</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="right">right</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="danger">danger</span>.</p>
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