City Of Crystal Cages

City Of Crystal Cages

Fin swam on ahead, and they continued their walk through the long glass tube.

There were so many sea creatures to observe on their walk but none they hadn’t seen a thousand times already. For them looking out at the ocean was no different than looking out at your backyard. Colorful corals were no different than a flowerbed. Naming a frequent visitor shark was no different than naming a redbird with a routine of gorging himself at your bird feeder.

Lines

Lines

The train sped along its rails at a steady pace. The clacking of its wheels over the separation between each steel beam was its metronome to a rumbling song that only it could sing. A straight path to a sure destination. An unwavering confidence. Its resonance boasted of everything she had hoped for but never found.

“Two cuts,” a man demanded of her with a gruff voice.

“Two? For a city hop! Your brain is dust!” she shouted.

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