The Golden Space (1982)
“He moved his toes slowly and pressed his fingers against his palms until he could feel warmth returning to his hands. He opened his eyes and stared blindly. Lifting his arms, he pushed against the flat surface above him until it shifted and fell with a clatter. He smelled dirt. He blinked and saw a patch of dark gray in the blackness overhead.
Sitting up, he removed the bands and wires from his arms, legs, and chest, then took off the circlet binding his head. Above him, a wind whistled, then d...ied. He took a breath, tasted dust, and began to cough.
Soon he felt able to stand. He got up and stamped his feet, raising dust; he coughed some more. He folded his arms over his bare chest; he would have to find something to wear.
As he stumbled through the dark, he stretched out his arms and felt a wall. He ran his hands along it, feeling grit and bumps and then an empty space. He moved toward the space cautiously. He could see nothing; he shuffled forward and bumped his knee against an edge. He put out his hands, touching something smooth and hard—a tabletop.MoreLess
Sitting up, he removed the bands and wires from his arms, legs, and chest, then took off the circlet binding his head. Above him, a wind whistled, then d...ied. He took a breath, tasted dust, and began to cough.
Soon he felt able to stand. He got up and stamped his feet, raising dust; he coughed some more. He folded his arms over his bare chest; he would have to find something to wear.
As he stumbled through the dark, he stretched out his arms and felt a wall. He ran his hands along it, feeling grit and bumps and then an empty space. He moved toward the space cautiously. He could see nothing; he shuffled forward and bumped his knee against an edge. He put out his hands, touching something smooth and hard—a tabletop.MoreLess
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