An Announcement for Deaf Ears

This morning at about five in the morning I was awakened by a very loud siren's tone slowly rising and falling, rising and falling for what seemed like forever. Evidently its source wasn't moving very quickly. After a while the siren gave way to loud music which, due to the Doppler effect, was just an odd mash of instruments and voices. Next came indiscernible Spanish words over a loudspeaker over the music. It seemed to go on this way for about half an hour. After that, I heard the siren again which FINALLY worked its way off into the distance.

I really wished I had a bullet for whatever PA it was coming from. If only.