The silence deflated his spirit. An uncanny soundless air shrouded the mountainous German village church as the organ’s pipes refused to even gasp. Desperately, the priest’s youthful fingers scaled the ivory keys, while he withheld the instinctual urge to frustratingly pound the instrument. Despite his tinkering and twisting of knobs to discover the source of the issue, the organ produced no music.
Months of meticulous preparation for the Christmas Eve Mass were whisked away by the instrument’s refusal to perform its primary function. A vital component in the parish’s spiritual life, the organ was reduced to merely another piece of furniture, devoid of divinity.
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