You could start it with the following sentences....
What do you think of when you think of mass hysteria...? I think of__________.
Mass hysteria. That word sends shivers down my spine. Just think about it....(and then list things that would happen)
Close your eyes. Picture a place where,...(and then list other things that might happen)
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For Odysseus to experience a peaceful and painless death, it is said that (4) he must wander to a strange land, wait for a sign, and plant and oar for Poseidon.
The meaning of cryptic in this sentence is - mysterious