The Null Result
A cartoon. The cartoonist's view is their own.
A reporter in waders, standing in a river at 4 a.m., holding a clipboard. Caption: "Night 1."
Same shot, same reporter, more rain. Caption: "Night 40."
Same shot. The reporter is now a beard with a clipboard. Caption: "Night 188."
The front page, next morning. Headline, forty-eight point: "NOTHING HAPPENED." Below it, in six point: "Full 188-night log inside."
The script
PANEL 1 | A reporter in waders, standing in a river at 4 a.m., holding a clipboard. Caption: "Night 1."
PANEL 2 | Same shot, same reporter, more rain. Caption: "Night 40."
PANEL 3 | Same shot. The reporter is now a beard with a clipboard. Caption: "Night 188."
PANEL 4 | The front page, next morning. Headline, forty-eight point: "NOTHING HAPPENED." Below it, in six point: "Full 188-night log inside."
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