Cruel Numbers (2012)
“The Big City was a lot prettier at a distance, so I can’t blame them. Tonight it was dark, wet and cold, so I doubted any robber barons would be taking a constitutional right now. Sentries weren’t paid to be comfortable, though, so I knew I had to be careful.
The walkway encircling this mechanical paradise was ten yards across, with a sort of grating on it which prevented it from getting slick and gave a place for the water to drain away so there weren’t any troublesome puddles to step in.
... I had not seen any guards yet, but I was certain they were here. God had set two cherubim with fiery swords to guard Eden; the Magnates would do no less.
There were gaslights running the length of the perimeter, but none of them were lit. I suppose that on a night like this, the Upper Bay Trust couldn’t justify the expense, since the fat plutocrats would be hiding by a good fire, like I should’ve been. The Big City never sleeps, though, so there was plenty of ambient light from Manhattan to see where I was walking.MoreLess
The walkway encircling this mechanical paradise was ten yards across, with a sort of grating on it which prevented it from getting slick and gave a place for the water to drain away so there weren’t any troublesome puddles to step in.
... I had not seen any guards yet, but I was certain they were here. God had set two cherubim with fiery swords to guard Eden; the Magnates would do no less.
There were gaslights running the length of the perimeter, but none of them were lit. I suppose that on a night like this, the Upper Bay Trust couldn’t justify the expense, since the fat plutocrats would be hiding by a good fire, like I should’ve been. The Big City never sleeps, though, so there was plenty of ambient light from Manhattan to see where I was walking.MoreLess
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