The cursor flashes on the blank screen waiting for the first word to be typed. It waits patiently. No response is given. How long will it flash before a key is touched?

Blank.
Empty.
Nothing.

It seems an eternity before the first letter has made an appearance. The first word is finally typed. Then deleted. Then typed. Now a complete sentence. Then deleted.

The cursor flashes patiently. There's no urgency. Just silence.