Unwanted Information Box suddenly appears On-Screen

Without doing anything different, I now have a small, expandable box on screen that's completely independent of any App.
I don;t know how it got there and I cannot close it.
It will expand, and I can move it anywhere on my screen. Inside is text explaining where I am and what I'm doing...almost like some kind of help monitor.
What is it and how do I get rid of it?
I've never had it before and have NO IDEA where it came from.

Turn off VoiceOver in the Universal Access or Accessibility pane of System Preferences.
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