Metal Fatigue
“Some sections of this novel are loosely based on the short story "Robbery, Assault and Battery", published in Nemesis #17 (March, 1992).
"Each culture casts its own shadow, a shadow which is a perfect description of its own form and nature. The shadow which our technological civilisation casts is that of Lilith, 'the maid of desolation' who dances in the ruins of cities. Now that we have made a single polluted city of the entire world, she is preparing to dance in the ruins of our planetary meg...alopolis." William Irwin ThompsonThe Time Falling Bodies Take To Light PART ONE: THOU SHALT NOT STEAL PRELUDE Friday, 14 September, 2096, 11:15 p.m.
"I am Lucifer," said the voice.
He woke with a start, and opened his eyes.
The room was lit by second-hand streetlight, an indistinct, yellow haze which spilled through the curtains and lapped at the damp-stained walls. The curfew had not yet fallen, which placed the time at before twelve o'clock; still, the faint electric light was not quite enough to fully dispel the night.MoreLess
"Each culture casts its own shadow, a shadow which is a perfect description of its own form and nature. The shadow which our technological civilisation casts is that of Lilith, 'the maid of desolation' who dances in the ruins of cities. Now that we have made a single polluted city of the entire world, she is preparing to dance in the ruins of our planetary meg...alopolis." William Irwin ThompsonThe Time Falling Bodies Take To Light PART ONE: THOU SHALT NOT STEAL PRELUDE Friday, 14 September, 2096, 11:15 p.m.
"I am Lucifer," said the voice.
He woke with a start, and opened his eyes.
The room was lit by second-hand streetlight, an indistinct, yellow haze which spilled through the curtains and lapped at the damp-stained walls. The curfew had not yet fallen, which placed the time at before twelve o'clock; still, the faint electric light was not quite enough to fully dispel the night.MoreLess
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