Posts Tagged: culture
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Julia asked Alex the house builder about a hall shaped as a musical instrument. Frank Berlins, half a century ago, built the first lute shaped hall, where the tiniest sound was heard perfectly from every seat. It took him
02.96
Julia asked Alex the house builder about a hall shaped as a musical instrument. Frank Berlins, half a century ago, built the first lute shaped hall, where the tiniest sound was heard perfectly from every seat. It took him
02.82
Julia rang the bell at the Wind Tower. Gaia stood in front of the door. A woman with a long, white vest opened the door. Good morning girls, what can I do for you? We need to go on
02.73
March, 1927. Thirty-three hundred bridges are in use in Helobiae. All other bridges are submerged. 1050-1400. The forests progressively expand to all contiguous land.
02.73
March, 1927. Thirty-three hundred bridges are in use in Helobiae. All other bridges are submerged. 1050-1400. The forests progressively expand to all contiguous land.
02.71
A bouquet of daisies was floating on the water in Calle degli Oleari, a school of silver fish crossed her as she grabbed the flowers. The water reached Julia’s waist there.
02.71
A bouquet of daisies was floating on the water in Calle degli Oleari, a school of silver fish crossed her as she grabbed the flowers. The water reached Julia’s waist there.
02.69
Clotheslines as flags over the city. Every building a construction site. Every terrace the pavement of a new floor. Every windowsill the starting point for colored clotheslines where shirts, pants and sheets shared space with shoes (tied by their
02.67
As the water level raised, it became harder to keep things dry. People built above existing buildings, one floor at a time, allowing those who lived at the lower floors to move to the newer additions, strengthening the construction above
02.66
Stories would wake the hero at night, unannounced. Stories came as words which claimed him from sleep and forced him to write them at candlelight. He learned, to his dismay, that ignoring those words would alienate him from life.
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Unseen, silent, Julia cried that night. Gaia was asleep, Kristen was away, her parents in an island far from where she was. She touched the long scar on the top of her head, barely hidden by her short hair.
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March, 1927. The average water level in the lagoon is eighty-six feet, the highest level recorded in history. March, 1930. The average water level in the lagoon is twenty-two feet. The Barrier protects the habitat from a sea level
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