Posts Tagged: buildings

04.72

  Music came from an open window.

04.72

  Music came from an open window.

04.71

      Below Julia, roofs lingered still.

04.71

      Below Julia, roofs lingered still.

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04.67

  Leaning from the bridge to see the jellyfish, Julia suddenly lost grip and fell. Kiba islands opened up like a flower below her.    

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04.67

  Leaning from the bridge to see the jellyfish, Julia suddenly lost grip and fell. Kiba islands opened up like a flower below her.    

04.61

  Still, in the Suspended City things were not what they seemed. The maps themselves were hazy and distorted. Julia drew everything.

04.61

  Still, in the Suspended City things were not what they seemed. The maps themselves were hazy and distorted. Julia drew everything.

04.56

  Fishtrain stations in Tokyo were art displays wine cellars, cisterns and clothing stores. Jewelers had underground studios, alongside textile studios, wood and metal shops. The variety of food displayed in hundreds of small stalls was bewildering. People would spend

04.56

  Fishtrain stations in Tokyo were art displays wine cellars, cisterns and clothing stores. Jewelers had underground studios, alongside textile studios, wood and metal shops. The variety of food displayed in hundreds of small stalls was bewildering. People would spend

04.53

The sky in Tokyo was bigger than Julia had ever seen in Helobiae and full of birds. The clouds floated low over the buildings, as if the city was suspended in air.    

04.53

The sky in Tokyo was bigger than Julia had ever seen in Helobiae and full of birds. The clouds floated low over the buildings, as if the city was suspended in air.    

04.51

Julia met Kiko in the hat store, she bowed and said nothing. Is it Kyoko’s spirit who sent you? Julia nodded. Please have a sit while I work, said Kiko. Did you love her, asked Julia. More than loved, I

04.51

Julia met Kiko in the hat store, she bowed and said nothing. Is it Kyoko’s spirit who sent you? Julia nodded. Please have a sit while I work, said Kiko. Did you love her, asked Julia. More than loved, I

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04.47

  In the morning Julia visited the maps museum. It housed maps drawn on paper, on wood, on silk, on linen from centuries past. Some of them represented islands, some cities, some were floor plans. An ant crossed her table.

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04.47

  In the morning Julia visited the maps museum. It housed maps drawn on paper, on wood, on silk, on linen from centuries past. Some of them represented islands, some cities, some were floor plans. An ant crossed her table.

04.41

Julia fell asleep early that night. Later, a movement woke her abruptly. Illuminated by the moonlight, an old woman was sitting at the end of her bed. Good night, the woman said.

04.41

Julia fell asleep early that night. Later, a movement woke her abruptly. Illuminated by the moonlight, an old woman was sitting at the end of her bed. Good night, the woman said.

04.38

  Before time. A dream announces the imminent tsunami to the hero. November, 882. In a dream Wang sees the Earth’s magnetic field. A year later he would set sail with the first navigational compass.

04.38

  Before time. A dream announces the imminent tsunami to the hero. November, 882. In a dream Wang sees the Earth’s magnetic field. A year later he would set sail with the first navigational compass.