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And suddenly...

I was in the small medieval town of Murten (Switzerland), when i saw the distant light of a oncoming storm. So i grabbed my camera and stuff, drove to the other...
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I was in the small medieval town of Murten (Switzerland), when i saw the distant light of a oncoming storm. So i grabbed my camera and stuff, drove to the other side of the lake... And positioned myself on a small, wooden pier... Hoping for the best, expecting the worst and watching the fast moving clouds in front of me, coming towards me.
And then... The lightning hit the other side of the lake, directly in front of me. The lightning and the reflections were so bright, that i couldn't see if i got them or if they're even overlit or something. And every time the natural flash was going up, i was completely blinded, standing on this small pier and hoping to stay there without falling into the water.
And then, it came closer. And closer. I grabbed everything and jumped into the car, awaiting the impact... And just minutes later, everything was filled with extreme rain, loud and near lightning hits and the car was shaking in the extreme wind.

And everything was calm again. Just the sound of sirens and the distant rumbling of the passing storm was left back...
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