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When You Couldn't Make a Sound
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You're eating a snack on the sofa, scrolling, when a chunk goes down wrong and lodges — you can't breathe properly, and worse, you can't make a sound to call out. A parent is in the next room, but they can't hear silence. Panic rises fast. You can't shout for the help that's just metres away. You have to find another way to get their attention, right now.
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If you can't make any sound, how else could you get someone's attention fast?
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